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Corrupt Bodies

Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue

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Corrupt Bodies

By: Kris Hollington, Peter Everett
Narrated by: Mark Elstob
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In 1985, Peter Everett landed the job as Superintendent of Southwark Mortuary. In just six years he’d gone from lowly assistant to running the UK’s busiest murder morgue. He couldn’t believe his luck.

What he didn’t know was that Southwark, operating in near-Victorian conditions, was a hotbed of corruption. Attendants stole from the dead, funeral homes paid bribes, and there was a lively trade in stolen body parts and recycled coffins.

Set in the fascinating pre-DNA and psychological profiling years of 1985-87, this memoir tells a gripping and gruesome tale, with a unique insight into a world of death most of us don’t ever see. Peter managed pathologists, oversaw post mortems and worked alongside Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad - including on the case of the serial killer, the Stockwell Strangler.

This is a thrilling tale of murder and corruption in the mid-1980s, told with insight and compassion.

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I enjoyed the book however the narrative made the book seem uncaring/flippant despite reading the passages as written , artistic license made it as though author didn’t care or was of an era of old school comedy.

interesting book narration flippant

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When Peter Everett accepted a job as Superintendent of Southwark Mortuary, he soon found he’d taken on a lot more than a run-down building with funding issues and a host of outdated equipment - he’d also lumbered himself with a well-established tradition of corruption and bribery.

With its subtitle, Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue, Peter Everett’s tale of pre-DNA post-mortems is packed with thrilling, gruesome and often very poignant accounts of his work with Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad, as they strive to explain sudden deaths, violent attacks and bloody murders. The author also recounts his fight to end the corruption within the service and his efforts to stay sane in a highly stressful job. A captivating account that will thrill anyone interested in the reality of what happens on the pathologist’s slab.

The audiobook is superbly narrated Mark Elstob, who interprets Everett’s words in a thoughtful and sensitive manner.

A captivating account

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This book is simply excellent. A true story of ones mans daily life with death, murder, suicide and so much more.

I was appalled when listening to the corruption within the system which involved police officers, funeral directors in fact right the way down to mortuary attendants. Stealing from the dead re-using coffins..absolutely appalling. Peter Everett took on this corruption and managed to get convictions.

I’m in my late, late cough*fifties*cough but if I were young again I may have considered a job in the death industry based on this book..it’s a wonderful listen.

It’s well narrated by ME who is a new narrator to me and I will look for more books read by him.

Well worth a credit and its in my 5 top books of 2019.

A life in deaths

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Really interesting insights into a relatively little known but very skilled discipline. Compassionate and engaging

Fascinating

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Absolutely loved it. Great insight. Brilliant reading. Have ordered the book
Such an interesting story

Brilliant insight

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