The Seven Ages of Death

The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard Shepherd

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

''Deeply insightful. Unflinching'' THE TIMES
''A finely-crafted detective story'' DAILY TELEGRAPH
''Enlightening, strangely uplifting'' DAILY MAIL
''Fascinating'' DAILY EXPRESS
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Dr Richard Shepherd, a medical detective and Britain''s top forensic pathologist, shares twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases.

These autopsies, spanning the seven ages of human existence, uncover the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how they lived.

From old to young, murder to misadventure, and illness to accidental death, each body has something to reveal - about its owner''s life story, how we age, justice, society, the certainty o