Caroline GeniusCaroline Genius: The book is great. Enjoyed it throughout. However, I purchased the book “new” and it not only arrived a week and a half after it was supposed to, it arrived with scratched/peeling covers and torn pages. If I’m paying for a new copy of a book, I’d like to actually recieve a new copy and not one that clearly is extremely secondhand. For almost $20 this was very disappointing and I’m thankful it was not for a gift.
United States on Dec 03, 2023
Mary V.: My interest in forensic pathology started when I was a little girl and the only reason I didn't pursue it as a career is because I later found out just how much schooling and training was involved. Nope, not for me.
I found Dr. Shepherd to be such a likeable person and a gifted author. I loved the way he wove his own personal life into the book and the story kept me on edge from page one. I'm an avid reader who rarely gives five stars to any book, but this one certainly earned them.
United States on Sep 20, 2023
Naómi: We need more professionals like Dr Shepherd to share their knowledge! The forensic insights, pathology as a career and professional burnout - all beautifully captured in this stunning read.
Netherlands on Feb 17, 2023
Jane B.: This book interested me as a retired nurse. What I did not expect was the honesty and self-awareness by Dr. Shepard as he grappled with his failing marriage and juggling home and work life. He tells the reader unflinchingly about the depression, anxiety and PTSD he suffered from years of seeing the worst things that can happen to the human body. His emergence from the dark place of his mind, to continue his life is inspiring. I would highly recommend the book.
United States on Feb 13, 2023
Tina Sjöstrand: Trodde boken skulle handla om rättsläkarens fall och sökandet efter dödsorsaker. Men ded är mer en biografi om författarens liv fända rån barndomen. Väldigt ointressant och jag läste bara typ en tredjedel.
Sweden on Nov 16, 2022
Hilary: Well worth reading this personal, detailed account of a career as a forensic pathologist. Not just about the job, also the effect it has on the family and the price paid for witnessing so many terrible ends to life.
Germany on Sep 03, 2022
TMM: This was a fascinating look into the career of a forensic pathologist. The medical terminology wasn’t too hard to understand for a lay person at all and the details were embedded into the story. I found it interesting and not dry at all.
Excellent.
Canada on Aug 21, 2020
Kindle Customer: This book was an interesting read.
The documentation as regards his professional work, his patients, their stories and the processes behind his work is fascinating and really interesting. The author is very good at explaining his involvement in prestigious cases, and new processes in his field and I learnt a lot from reading this book, but I would argue there's a lack of responsibility throughout the book when he writes about things that didn't work out so well (his marriage, some difficult cases, etc)
I didn't particularly enjoy learning about his personal life, and the more he discussed it the more frustrated I felt with him (refer back to the ownership comment above).
I also felt uncomfortable when he was discussing colleagues of his and felt like he used this opportunity to complain about them.
United States on Feb 02, 2020
Sotto voce: I read a review about Shepherd’s book in the London Sunday Times. I’m a sucker on the subject and bought the Kindle at an absurd price the same day.
The first thing I noticed is that Shepherd is one hellacious good writer. From the first sentence and paragraph, I was reading a gifted writer. The writing just gets better as you progress. He incorporates his family, related social and technical debates in time and place, and everyday details in an extraordinary effective manner. He traces an increasingly vile trial evolution into withering defense 'personal incompetence' strategies.
Shepherd grabs first sentence attention as he narrates his approach into Hungerford, England in his Cessna 170 in the current day. He has a panic attack. He writes one of the best written witnesses to an attack that I've seen in writing. Boom! He doesn’t call it a panic attack but that’s precisely what he describes I have the damn things at the strangest moments like this. After 30-some years as a leading forensic voice in some 28,000 autopsies, Shepherd begins here with his career recollection of his last visit to Hungerford.
Shepherd writes his images precisely … first...
United States on Sep 28, 2018
| Unnatural Causes: A Medical Detective Story by Richard Shepherd, Editor | Exploring Mortality Through Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Reflections from the Crematory | Unmasking the Medical Examiner: An Inside Look at Two Years of Investigating 262 Bodies | |
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| Sale off | $3 OFF | $5 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 547 reviews | 204 reviews | 58 reviews |
| Paperback | 464 pages | ||
| Publisher | Penguin | W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition | |
| Forensic Medicine (Books) | Forensic Medicine | Forensic Medicine | |
| Best Sellers Rank | #63 in Forensic Medicine #472 in Medical Professional Biographies | #183 in Sociology of Death #690 in Love & Loss#6,701 in Memoirs | #8 in Forensic Medicine #71 in Medical Professional Biographies #1,078 in Memoirs |
| ISBN-10 | 1405923539 | 0393240231 | |
| Item Weight | 11.3 ounces | 15.2 ounces | |
| Medical Professional Biographies | Medical Professional Biographies | Medical Professional Biographies | |
| Language | English | English | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1405923538 | 978-0393240238 | |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5/5 stars of 20,506 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 12,505 ratings | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6,637 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when.execute { if { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative { if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when.execute { A.declarative{ if { ue.count || 0) + 1); } }); }); |
| Dimensions | 5 x 1.25 x 7.75 inches | 5.8 x 1 x 8.6 inches |
Brilliant book, enjoyed reading about the Author's journey into Pathology, but couldn't learn enough about his work. I didn't want it to end.
United Kingdom on Jan 23, 2024