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Forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal spends his days among the dead, trying to uncover how they died and whether a crime was committed. Trace offers a glimpse on some of the strange death scenes he has attended, like the shallow grave beside a river where a body was found with an amputated finger, and the daily realties of working in a mortuary. He also describes rare cases he has dealt with, including a suspected poisoning that turned out to be a shooting.

As a medical detective of the modern world, forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal’s chief goal is to bring perpetrators to justice. He has performed thousands of autopsies, which have helped bring numerous criminals to book. In Autopsy he covers the hard lessons learnt as a rookie pathologist, as well as some of the most unusual cases he’s encountered. During his career, for example, he has dealt with high-profile deaths, mass disasters, death by lightning and people killed by African wildlife.

Locard’s Exchange Principle underpins all forensic science and holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and leave with something from it. Forensic experts use this principle daily to catch murderers and assailants. In Risking Life for Death, South African forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal offers a master class in this singular forensic technique based on real-life case studies.