Richard Shepherd is the UK's leading forensic scientist with more than 40 years of experience, has performed about 23,000 autopsies. He was recognized as the main expert on knives, participated as a forensic expert in the investigation of high-profile cases of the XX century, including the death of Princess Diana, the September 11 terrorist attack, the cases of serial killers. Author of the book "Unnatural Reasons".Death has become a lifelong profession for Richard Shepherd, and in this book he explores this topic from a completely unexpected and new angle. He shows how vulnerability to death differs at every stage of human development from birth to old age, and explains why some causes of death are more likely at a certain age.Why do very young children usually die and what is the outcome of a fight between young people?Could a sixty-year-old man recover from his injuries if he were younger?The author discusses how aging changes each of us and what happens to our bodies at every stage of life."Richard Shepherd's new book 'Seven Ages of Death' will be of interest to both professionals in the field of forensic medicine and criminology, as well as people who are far from medicine, but are passionate about the topic of crime investigation. The reader will learn about high-profile, often unusual and complicated criminal cases, about the specifics of the work of a forensic medical expert both at the scene of the incident and directly at his workplace — in the autopsy room of the morgue.Along with this, the book contains many excursions into normal anatomy, physiology, pathogenesis of certain diseases and pathological conditions, set out in simple and understandable language.The author's personal experiences, parallels drawn by him through his life and work make the book even more frank and interesting." — ALEXEY RESHETUN, forensic medical expert, author of books and blog @mossudmed