Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers

As with sex and psychology, we all know something about death. Michael Baden and Marion Roach are expert forensic pathologists. In this enthralling book, they share their expertise and fascination with the cause and mode of death. Used to being an expert witness, Baden has mastered the art of expressing his science passionately and in easy to understand terms, without patronising the reader.

The authors revel in the gruesome and grotesque subspecialties of …