‘GRITTY, GRIPPING AND ABSORBING’ HEAT MAGAZINE

‘WITTY, ASSURED AND ENTERTAINING’ ANN CLEEVES

‘I LOVE THIS SERIES! ELLY GRIFFITHS

‘THIS SERIES IS NOT TO BE MISSED’ THE GUARDIAN

Camden mortuary technician Cassie Raven is back and embroiled in a brand-new gripping forensic mystery. Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs.

One little push is all it takes . . .

Mortuary technician Cassie Raven is shocked to find the body of Bronte, a talented singer on the brink of stardom, in her fridge. The two of them were once schoolmates, although not exactly friends . . .

The police say Bronte jumped from her tenth-floor apartment, but Cassie’s instincts are telling her it’s murder. The death ignites a social media frenzy, and when police watchdog Phyllida Flyte is sent in to assess the handling of the case she is the only one willing to listen to Cassie.

They join forces but as Cassie delves dangerously deep into Bronte’s personal history, more blood must be shed before the terrible truth is exposed.

PRAISE FOR THE CASSIE RAVEN SERIES:
‘Spellbinding storytelling’ Val McDermid
‘Like Silent Witness but more believable’ Susi Holliday
‘Blackly humorous, with a fabulously one-of-a-kind protagonist’ Heat Magazine
‘Ingenious and sardonically written’ Financial Times
‘[A] gritty novel with an engaging heroine’ Sunday Times
‘A terrific, well-placed plot’ Spectator
‘Cassie Raven is a lot of fun to spend time with’ Big Issue
‘Excellent fun, compulsive and Cassie Raven is a protagonist I want to meet again soon’ James Oswald
‘Cassie Raven is a blast of fresh air, striding onto the crime scene like a punk superstar’ Sarah Hilary
‘Move over Silent Witness – Cassie Raven is an utterly compelling contemporary forensic heroine’ Isabelle Grey
‘A fresh and exciting new series’ Claire McGowan
‘One of the best series openers I’ve read in years’ Jane Casey

CRIME [Noun]: An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law

Forensic science is one of the most important aspects of any criminal investigation.The impartial and objective evidence it provides can help convict the guilty. It enables courts to have the confidence in their decisions and to ensure that justice is done.

Professor Angela Gallop has been at the forefront of forensics for more than 45 years. During her remarkable career, she has established and run forensic science laboratories and has worked on thousands of cases in the UK and across the world. In How to Solve a Crime, she describes some of her own and her colleagues most intriguing cases and the wide range of skills and techniques used to solve them.

Whether it’s looking at blood patterns and footwear marks at crime scenes to work out what happened, extracting data from suspects mobile phones to discover where they were at critical times, or analysing fragments of textiles fibers, glass or paint to determine where they might have come from, Gallop shows that every contact really does leave a trace and every trace can help to solve a crime.

With unparalleled access and insight across a wide range of specialisms, How to Solve a Crime is a fascinating definitive and authoritative account of real-life forensic science.

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Praise for Angela Gallop

‘An hour with Dr Angela Gallop is like a tutorial from a real-life Sherlock Holmes.’ Daily Mail

‘Thank God we have scientists like here.’ The Times

Praise for WHEN THE DOGS DON’T BARK

‘Fascinating’ Guardian

‘Offers a chilling glimpse into her life’s work. . . fascinating stuff’ Sunday Times

‘Compelling’ Daily Mirror

‘A casebook that reads like The Encyclopaedia of Murder’ Daily Express

‘One of the professions leading lights’ Woman & Home

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

‘Deeply insightful. Unflinching’ THE TIMES
‘A finely-crafted detective story’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘Enlightening, strangely uplifting’ DAILY MAIL
‘Fascinating’ DAILY EXPRESS
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Dr Richard Shepherd, a medical detective and Britain’s top forensic pathologist, shares twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases.

These autopsies, spanning the seven ages of human existence, uncover the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how they lived.

From old to young, murder to misadventure, and illness to accidental death, each body has something to reveal – about its owner’s life story, how we age, justice, society, the certainty of death.

And, above all, the wonderful marvel of life itself.
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Praise for Dr Richard Shepherd

‘Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I’ll read it at least twice’ Evening Standard

‘A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating’ Nigella Lawson

‘An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don’t often say that but it’s fascinating’ Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

‘Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel’ Guardian

‘Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing’ Richard and Judy, Daily Express

‘Fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate’ Observer

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.

He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.

He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry, and 9/11.

He has faced serial killers, natural disaster, ‘perfect murders’ and freak accidents.

His evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent, and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads.

Yet all this has come at a huge personal cost.

Unnatural Causes tells the story of not only the cases and bodies that have haunted him the most, but also how to live a life steeped in death.

Thoughtful, revealing, chilling and always unputdownable, if you liked All That Remains, War Doctor and This is Going to Hurt you’ll love this.

**Pre-order Dr Richard Shepherd’s new book THE SEVEN AGES OF DEATH now**
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‘Gripping, grimly fascinating, and I suspect I’ll read it at least twice’ Evening Standard

‘A deeply mesmerising memoir of forensic pathology. Human and fascinating’ Nigella Lawson

‘An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend it, I don’t often say that but it’s fascinating’ Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2

‘Puts the reader at his elbow as he wields the scalpel’ Guardian

‘Fascinating, gruesome yet engrossing’ Richard and Judy, Daily Express

‘Fascinating, insightful, candid, compassionate’ Observer