"Shepherd is an excellent observer who also looks at his work with the eyes of a poet. The Interrogator of the Dead is an irresistibly exciting book."
The Times
Dr. Richard Shepherd, the great forensic pathologist, has performed over 23,000 autopsies. Detective in his own way, he has to solve the mysteries of strange, often seemingly inexplicable deaths...
Searching for the truth, he brought down serial killers, investigated the consequences of natural disasters, uncovered "perfect murders", and revealed the circumstances of unusual or improbable accidents. The evidence he provided put murderers behind bars, restored the freedom of innocents, and ruined seemingly obvious attempts at a solution. He did all this at no small personal sacrifice.
The Inquisitor of the Dead is not merely a collection of accounts of the corpses and cases that cause him the most trouble; it also shows what a life is like in which death is present at every moment.