The Quick and the Dead, 9781775541516
Paperback
Unlikely deaths revealed: parasites, crocodiles, and the secrets of the dead.

The Quick and the Dead

true stories of life and death from a new zealand pathologist

  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    7 July 2020

Summary

The Quick and the Dead: Tales from a Pathologist

True stories of life and death from a New Zealand pathologist.

From the number-one bestselling author of The Cause of Death comes a book about the unlikely, extraordinary, obscure and often tragic ways humans meet their end.

A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and bizarre eating disorders … In The Quick and the Dead, pathologist Dr Cynric Templ…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781775541516
ISBN-10:1775541517
Author:Cynric Temple-Camp
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Imprint:HarperCollins Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:7 July 2020
Weight:415g
Dimensions:235mm x 155mm x 25mm
About The Author

Cynric Temple-Camp

Originally from South Africa, pathologist Dr Temple-Camp spent the early part of his career in war-torn Rhodesia examining the dead and dying. He came to New Zealand in the 1970s and has since worked on over 2000 cases. He is the author of two books, The Cause of Death and The Quick and the Dead - both bestsellers.

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