A gripping memoir by one of the UK's most prominent and experiencedpathologists. His work has turned cases on their heads and put murderersbehind bars.But his obsession with trying to learn what the dead are telling us began inmedical school during his first autopsy. Holding the heart of the patient in hishands, he thought of his late mother, who'd died young from coronary heartdisease. He wanted to help the living by learning about death.And, in the case of his criminal work, he wanted to see justice.Intelligent, insightful, chilling - sometimes bizarre - and always unputdownable,Unnatural Causes is the true crime book of the year from an expert who'sopening his records and sharing his casebook for the first time.