(Forensic medicine / how work affects personal life)
Whether it is a serial killer, a natural disaster, the perfect crime or a suspicious accident - Dr Shepherd never assumes anything in advance, but always strives to uncover the truth. Although he has been involved in explaining the most high-profile cases such as the Hungerford massacre (1987), the murder of Rachel Nickell (1992), and even the investigations into Princess Diana's accident (1997) and the attack on the World Trade Center (2001), it is often the less high-profile cases that prove to be the most puzzling, intriguing and even bizarre. Dr Shepherd's evidence - both in the limelight and outside the media - has led to the conviction of murderers, the acquittal of those falsely accused and even the reopening of long-closed cases.
However, living in the shadow of death, being an eyewitness to some of the worst horrors of which man is capable, came at a price. Dr Shepherd confides in the book what it came to pay for himself and his loved ones.
Excerpt from publisher's description