THE SEVEN AGES OF DEATH

The heart wrenchingly honest and fascinating new book from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES Dr Richard Shepherd A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Each chapter is like a finely crafted detective story Shepherd writes beautifully and despite its subject the book is very funny in parts DAILY TELEGRAPH Enlightening strangely uplifting Shepherd s final chapter on death itself is a meditation of great beauty and light which puts all the darkness of the previous pages into perspective DAILY MAIL Deeply insightful Unflinching THE TIMES Fascinating DAILY EXPRESS This book is about death but in it I will take readers on a journey through life Dr Richard Shepherd Britain s top forensic pathologist has spent a lifetime close to the dead As a medical detective each autopsy he carries out is its own unique investigation uncovering the secrets not only of how a person died but also of how they lived Through twenty four of his most intriguing enlightening and never before told cases Dr Shepherd shares autopsies that span the seven ages of human existence and have taught him as much about the marvels of life as the inevitability of death From old to young from murder to misadventu