Book of the day: "Unnatural causes. Notes coroner "- that hides the body

One of the UK's most respected forensic experts talking about himself, his work and because of the death of Princess Diana.

Dr Richard Shepherd for 30 years worked as a pathologist and participated in the most high-profile and important cases - for example, in the investigation of the terrorist attack 11 September 2001 in New York.

In 2016 he was diagnosed - PTSD. Two years later, he wrote a book about his unique experience that c enthusiastically accepted both at home of the author, and far beyond its borders. In 2019 she published in Russian.

During his long career, Dr. Shepherd has made more than 20,000 autopsies. He had to deal with the bodies of the victims of natural disasters, mass acts of terrorism, Serial killers and illnesses.

And it was his last word was, when it was necessary to find out, from which a man died. From Shepherd depended on whether the killer gets to prison, and if the innocent acquitted. And in the accident death of one is often led to being able to survive for many, because the expert is not only defined as a dead man, but also saw how it could be avoided.

Most people are attracted by Richard's involvement in high-profile events - such as the autopsy of the body of Princess Diana after car crash. But the doctor himself admits that it is often the least well-known and interesting at first glance, the case is the most interesting and confusing.

In his autobiography, Shepherd reveals the inside story of the life of a forensic scientist - starting with the fact why he chose such a difficult profession and how long and arduous was his way to recognition, and to how the work affected his health and what he had close. And of course, the author has written extensively about the autopsies, without omitting the most shocking details.

On the one hand, the book may seem vile and oppressive, and on the other - an honest and real. Years of experience allows the doctor to analyze Shepherd as varied expertise, what progress has been committed and what mistakes have been made.

Unprepared to bloody and brutal frankness reader may find the book is not very suitable for leisure. But it is certainly informative and useful, because it speaks of our body. Whatever was trying to hide a person, it does not utait. The main thing - to know where to look for answers to the questions.

Sam Shepherd considersThat people should know about of death and on what it is. That everyday proximity to it taught him to love and appreciate life. And his book, the author calls for it to each reader.

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