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Body of Truth

Marie Cassidy

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English
Orion
14 November 2023
IN THE HUNT FOR A KILLER THE SCARS OF DEATH DON'T LIE
FROM IRELAND'S FORMER STATE PATHOLOGIST MARIE CASSIDY COMES A GRIPPING THRILLER WHERE THE SECRETS OF THE MORTUARY ARE UNCOVERED WITH SCALPEL-LIKE PRECISION.

Dr Terry O'Brien has recently arrived in Ireland from Scotland to take up a position as State Pathologist when a high-profile murder occurs. The victim is Rachel Reece, host of a popular true crime podcast on unsolved murders of Irish women and niece of a prominent politician.

As Terry gathers evidence to help with the police investigation, she becomes convinced that they are following the wrong line of inquiry and begins her own research. She soon finds herself in the thick of cold cases of murdered Irish women, with questions mounting.

What did Rachel Reece find out about the unsolved murder of Eileen McCarthy before she died? Who is sending ominous messages to Terry and what do they mean? And why is she increasingly at odds with her superiors?

Terry knows that the pathology never lies. But when her forensic skills reveal something that might hold the key to the case, little does she know the deadly risk of revealing the truth . . .
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Imprint:   Orion
Country of Publication:   Ireland
Dimensions:   Height: 232mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 34mm
Weight:   550g
ISBN:   9781399703598
ISBN 10:   1399703595
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

During her 15-year career as Ireland's State Pathologist, Marie Cassidy became known to the Irish public as a trusted figure whose expertise helped to solve murders and clarify unexplained deaths. In over thirty years of practice, she performed thousands of postmortems and dealt with hundreds of murders. She has witnessed the burgeoning role of forensic science and the impact that has had on death investigation and the expectations of the general public, while embracing new technology and welcoming the input of experts in the other sciences. She retired at the end of 2018 to spend more time on the other passions in her life, her family and writing. Marie's number one bestselling memoir Beyond the Tape was published in 2020. Body of Truth is her first novel.

Reviews for Body of Truth

A refreshingly pacy and lean debut * The Gloss * Body of Truth, the first crime novel by former state pathologist Marie Cassidy, is good - surprisingly good * Irish Independent * This novel equals, and arguably surpasses, lots of contemporary crime fiction out there * Sunday Independent *


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