<p><b>The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of <i>UNNATURAL CAUSES</i>, Dr Richard Shepherd</b><br><br><b>A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><br><b>''Deeply insightful. Unflinching'' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b>''A finely-crafted detective story''</b><i> DAILY TELEGRAPH</i><br><b>''Enlightening, strangely uplifting'' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><b>''Fascinating'' </b><i>DAILY EXPRESS</i><br>_________<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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