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Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.32 — 51,396 ratings — published 2018
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All That Remains: A Life in Death All That Remains: A Life in Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.15 — 17,043 ratings — published 2018
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The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.02 — 38,303 ratings — published 2010
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Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind Written in Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.30 — 10,874 ratings — published 2020
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Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,790 ratings — published 2014
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Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.23 — 8,124 ratings — published 2004
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Trace (Kay Scarpetta, #13) Trace (Kay Scarpetta, #13)
by (shelved 4 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.84 — 41,009 ratings — published 2004
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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.27 — 29,277 ratings — published 2014
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Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1) Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.02 — 270,552 ratings — published 1990
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The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,412 ratings — published 1999
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Blow Fly (Kay Scarpetta, #12) Blow Fly (Kay Scarpetta, #12)
by (shelved 3 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.82 — 48,009 ratings — published 2003
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Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.95 — 58,382 ratings — published 1996
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,703 ratings — published 1994
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The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,142 ratings — published 2001
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Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes Teasing Secrets from the Dead: My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,974 ratings — published 2004
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.06 — 249,604 ratings — published 2003
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What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,696 ratings — published 2023
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Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,296 ratings — published 2023
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Silent Witnesses Silent Witnesses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,299 ratings — published 2013
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How to Solve a Murder: True Stories from a Life in Forensic Medicine How to Solve a Murder: True Stories from a Life in Forensic Medicine (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.18 — 1,096 ratings — published 2021
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From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6) From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.06 — 66,504 ratings — published 1995
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The Bone Thief (Body Farm, #5) The Bone Thief (Body Farm, #5)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,714 ratings — published 2010
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,857 ratings — published 2003
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A Matter of Life and Death: Inside the Hidden World of the Pathologist A Matter of Life and Death: Inside the Hidden World of the Pathologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.92 — 131 ratings — published 2010
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Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,545 ratings — published 2006
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How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, and Healthier from America's Favorite Medical Examiner (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.74 — 856 ratings — published 2008
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Black Notice (Kay Scarpetta, #10) Black Notice (Kay Scarpetta, #10)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.93 — 47,477 ratings — published 1999
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All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.08 — 80,910 ratings — published 1992
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4) Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.13 — 119,245 ratings — published 1993
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The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11) The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.92 — 43,558 ratings — published 2000
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The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.08 — 84,278 ratings — published 1994
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Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2) Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.04 — 91,302 ratings — published 1991
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The Bone Garden: A gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author (Dead of Night Series) The Bone Garden: A gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author (Dead of Night Series)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published
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Tainted (A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery #1) Tainted (A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery #1)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.72 — 223 ratings — published
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Morgue: A Life in Death Morgue: A Life in Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,110 ratings — published 2016
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The Knife Man: Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery The Knife Man: Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,292 ratings — published 2005
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Flesh and Blood (Kay Scarpetta, #22) Flesh and Blood (Kay Scarpetta, #22)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.78 — 24,696 ratings — published 2014
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Secrets in the Stones (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #6) Secrets in the Stones (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #6)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.92 — 812 ratings — published 2016
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Shadow of the Raven (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #5) Shadow of the Raven (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #5)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.78 — 932 ratings — published 2015
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18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.71 — 4,270 ratings — published 2020
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Dr. Arthur Lyons Medical Examiner Volume 1 Dr. Arthur Lyons Medical Examiner Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.26 — 19 ratings — published
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Maggots, Murder, and Men: Memories and Reflections of a Forensic Entomologist Maggots, Murder, and Men: Memories and Reflections of a Forensic Entomologist (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.83 — 276 ratings — published 2000
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The Natural History of Crime: Case studies in death and the clues nature leaves behind The Natural History of Crime: Case studies in death and the clues nature leaves behind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.22 — 566 ratings — published
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Jak człowiek staje się mordercą. Mroczne opowieści psychiatry sądowego Jak człowiek staje się mordercą. Mroczne opowieści psychiatry sądowego (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,815 ratings — published 2021
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The Seven Ages of Death The Seven Ages of Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,851 ratings — published 2021
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Ancestors: A History of Britain in Seven Burials Ancestors: A History of Britain in Seven Burials (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,422 ratings — published 2021
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International Textbook of Forensic Medicine Vol-1: Introduction to Forensic Medicine International Textbook of Forensic Medicine Vol-1: Introduction to Forensic Medicine (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD): A Medico-Legal and Ethical Analysis (Forensic Medicine Textbooks) Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD): A Medico-Legal and Ethical Analysis (Forensic Medicine Textbooks)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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A–Z of Household Poisons: : Identification, First Aid, and Management (Forensic Medicine Textbooks) A–Z of Household Poisons: : Identification, First Aid, and Management (Forensic Medicine Textbooks)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Life Sentence (Cassie Raven, #2) Life Sentence (Cassie Raven, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as forensic-pathology)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,559 ratings — published 2022
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Richard Shepherd
“Although it is my job to be certain, I was unable that day, and am still unable, to escape a greater certainty: that there are always other possibilities.”
― Richard Shepherd, Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist