Cause of Death (eBook)

Memoirs of a Home Office Pathologist

Geoffrey Garrett, Andrew Nott (Autoren)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
368 Seiten
Little, Brown Book Group (Verlag)
978-1-4721-0804-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Dr Geoffrey Garrett was for over 30 years a Home Office pathologist. This is his personal memoir, in conjunction with crime journalist Andrew Nott, of many infamous, unusual and heartbreaking cases and a fascinating history of his professional life, giving a unique insight into a pathologist's work. Beginning with a no-holds-barred account of the basic methodology of a post-mortem examination, the book chronicles many memorable cases, including:The discovery of a preserved body on the Yorkshire moors later identified as the first victim of the Moors MurderersThe murders of three policemen plus the apprehension of a murderer who turned out to be a policeman's sonAn examination of sex crimesThe Moss: a seminal piece on Manchester's 'Bronx' - Dr Garrett reveals life in the ghetto, the drug gangs and how they operate How a man's face, burned beyond recognition, was reconstructed to help solve a murderPlus examples of many other baffling crimes which were resolved on the pathologist's table.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.2.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4721-0804-3 / 1472108043
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4721-0804-3 / 9781472108043