Unnatural Death

Author : Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9791041807529

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Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers Pdf

Unnatural Death, published in 1927, is the third novel written by Dorothy L. Sayers featuring her aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey. The story begins with a conversation in a restaurant between Wimsey, his friend Detective Inspector Charles Parker, and a doctor who tells them about a situation he was involved in: an elderly lady, suffering from a slow-acting cancer, died suddenly and unexpectedly with no obvious immediate cause of death. She died intestate, but her great-niece, with whom she was living, was set to inherit the considerable estate. Suspecting something wrong, the doctor demanded an autopsy, which showed nothing unusual, but stirred up such local animosity that the he was forced to abandon his practice. Wimsey, sensing a mystery, decides to investigate—but his investigation triggers a series of deadly events. One of the delights of the book is the introduction of a new character in Miss Alexandra Climpson, a middle-aged spinster whom Wimsey employs as an investigative agent, and whose effusive reports of the gossip she picks up in the town are very amusing. Unnatural Death is notable for its inclusion of one clearly lesbian character—a decision unusual in detective fiction at the time—and the very sympathetic treatment by Wimsey of a black character (though offensively racist terms for him are used by others in the book). An adaptation of the book was made for BBC radio in 1975.

Author : Rebecca Frost
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781793646224

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The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King by Rebecca Frost Pdf

The Functions of Unnatural Death in Stephen King: Murder, Sickness, and Plots examines the function of death in over thirty of King’s works to parse out the ways the Master of Horror plays with the idea of death and approaches it from multiple angles.

Author : Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453258866

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Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers Pdf

When a terminally ill woman dies much earlier than expected, Lord Peter Wimsey suspects murder: “First-rate detection” (The Cincinnati Enquirer). Though never quick-witted, Agatha Dawson had an iron constitution and a will to fight that never abated in her old age. Even after three operations failed to rid her of her cancer, she refused to give in. But as her body began to weaken, she accused lawyers, nurses, and doctors of trying to kill her and snatch her fortune. The town physician, an expert in cancer, gives her six months to live. Only three days later, she is dead. Though the autopsy reveals nothing surprising, the doctor suspects that Agatha’s niece had some hand in the old woman’s death. When Lord Peter Wimsey, the dashing gentleman detective, looks into the matter, he finds that death stalks all those who might testify. How can he continue his investigation when every question marks another innocent for murder? Unnatural Death is the 3rd book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.

Author : Dorothy Leigh Sayers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : England
ISBN : 1444837524

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Unnatural Death by Dorothy Leigh Sayers Pdf

Miss Agatha Dawson, an elderly spinster suffering from cancer, passes away in her bed. Her GP, surprised by the suddenness of her death and unsatisfied as to its cause, orders and performs a post-mortem - which reveals no sign of foul play. But a scandal arises nonetheless. The locals, seeing the doctor's actions as tantamount to accusing Miss Dawson's niece and nurse of murder, ostracise him to the point where he sells his practice and leaves... Lord Peter Wimsey, upon hearing the tale, is intrigued, and mounts his own investigation. Then one of the old woman's maids turns up dead...

Author : Dr. Michael M. Baden
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1990-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804105995

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Unnatural Death by Dr. Michael M. Baden Pdf

* JFK's autopsy failed to disclose crucial evidence. * The deaths of John Belushi and Elvis Presley were far more complex than anyone has let on. * Decisive medical findings in the von Bulow affair were consistently overlooked. These are but three of the shocking revelations in Dr. Michael Baden's first-person, no-holds-barred account of his distinguished career in forensic pathology. In determining the causes of tens of thousands of deaths, from those of presidents and rock stars to victims of serial killings, exotic sex rituals, mass disasters, child abuse and drug abuse, Baden has come to the unavoidable conclusion that the search for scientific truth is often sullied by the pressures of expediency. He produces dramatic evidence to demonstrate that political intrigue, influence peddling, and professional incompetence have created a national crisis in forensic medicine. "A fascinating look into the mechanics of forensics and a disconcerting lesson in the politics of death." -- The New York Times Book Review

Author : Iosif G. Dyadkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351300636

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Unnatural Deaths in the U.S.S.R. by Iosif G. Dyadkin Pdf

This astonishing and sobering account of government- and war-induced civilian deaths in the Soviet Union calculates that Soviet loss of life between 1928 and 1954 was far higher than Western ex-perts have ever believed. Applying mathematical techniques to Soviet demographic statistics, Dyadkin shows that Stalinist repres-sion and World War II must have taken the lives of between 43 and 52 million Soviet citizens. In the first period, 1929-36, one of collectivization, Stalin control-led and eliminated classes; during the Great Purge of 1937-38, mil-lions of Communist party members and bureaucrats were executed, and then the purge extended into the Red Army. Dyadkin shows that World War II took close to 30 million lives and that during 1950-53 another 450,000 died in prison camps.

Author : Dorothy L. Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798539192440

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Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Dorothy L. Sayers Pdf

Written in 1927, this is the third book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series and has recently been reissued by New English Library. It stands alone and could easily be read without having tried the previous titles, WHOSE BODY? and CLOUDS OF WITNESS. UNNATURAL DEATH begins with a chance encounter and conversation between Lord Peter and a doctor who tells him that he has been practically ruined because he was openly suspicious about the death of one of his patients. Unable to prove any foul play had taken place, he had been abandoned by his patients who were appalled by the attendant local publicity and the seemingly needless post-mortem that he had insisted upon. The doctor is unwilling to provide any details, but Lord Peter is intrigued by the possibility of a perfect murder and determines to identify the case and see if he can solve it.

Author : Marta C. Cohen,Irene B. Scheimberg,J. Bruce Beckwith,Fern R. Hauck
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108185981

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Investigation of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by Marta C. Cohen,Irene B. Scheimberg,J. Bruce Beckwith,Fern R. Hauck Pdf

A scientifically rigorous, multidisciplinary approach to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, for practitioners, researchers and families alike.

Author : Andrew Buchan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 947 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781526505354

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Lewis and Buchan: Clinical Negligence – A Practical Guide by Andrew Buchan Pdf

Professional negligence cases are a minefield and clinical negligence cases are no exception. Providing invaluable advice from the leading experts in the field for each stage in a claim for clinical negligence. Full analysis of the relevant governing procedures and principles is provided, plus issues of funding and costs, including complaints procedures and procedures in the Court of Protection, as well as the interplay with human rights and the role of expert witnesses. The Eighth Edition ensures that practitioners maintain a progressive edge by providing useful precedents such as the latest model directions, instructions for experts and draft agendas for experts. It contains a new chapter on product liability and a separate Welsh chapter. It also includes coverage of the more than 250 reported cases concerning clinical negligence since the last edition. This includes: 2 in the Supreme Court 36 in the Court of Appeal - Civil Division 226 in the Queen's Bench Division 20+ in the county courts These cases cover a wide range of subjects from causation and breach of duty through to specifics relating to life expectancy and wrongful birth. An invaluable resource for all those involved in clinical negligence cases including personal injury and medical law solicitors, barristers and the judiciary. Medical doctors and legal advisors in NHS trusts will also find this a helpful guide. “This is a first class book, which provides a scholarly account of clinical negligence law”. Journal of Professional Negligence (Review of a previous edition)

Author : Lindsay Prior
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1989-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349199181

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The Social Organisation of Death by Lindsay Prior Pdf

A study of the way in which death is socially organized in the city of Belfast. It analyzes the responses to 415 deaths registered here in 1981, tracing the social, medical, legal, religious and political responses made to those deaths from the time death was pronounced to the time of disposal.

Author : Iosif G. Dyadkin
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1412840740

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Unnatural Deaths in the USSR, 1928-1954 by Iosif G. Dyadkin Pdf

This astonishing and sobering account of government- and war-induced civilian deaths in the Soviet Union calculates that Soviet loss of life between 1928 and 1954 was far higher than Western ex­perts have ever believed. Applying mathematical techniques to Soviet demographic statistics, Dyadkin shows that Stalinist repres­sion and World War II must have taken the lives of between 43 and 52 million Soviet citizens. In the first period, 1929-36, one of collectivization, Stalin control­led and eliminated classes; during the Great Purge of 1937-38, mil­lions of Communist party members and bureaucrats were executed, and then the purge extended into the Red Army. Dyadkin shows that World War II took close to 30 million lives and that during 1950-53 another 450,000 died in prison camps.

Author : Tukufu Zuberi,Amson Sibanda,Eric O. Udjo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315497631

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The Demography of South Africa by Tukufu Zuberi,Amson Sibanda,Eric O. Udjo Pdf

This groundbreaking study of South Africa provides a unique look at the interplay of demographic, social and economic processes in a society undergoing rapid change as a result of the collapse of apartheid. It uses data from the first post-apartheid census as the basis for analysis of fertility, mortality within the context of HIV/AIDS, migration, education, employment, and household structure. These census data are complemented by large-scale household surveys and data from a partial registration system to study the relationships among various demographic, economic, and social phenomena. For the first time the demographic consequences of both the longer-term impact of apartheid policies and the policies of the new South Africa are examined and compared. This comprehensive reference links the demographic behavior of South Africa's various population groups to social, economic, and political inequalities created by policies of separate and unequal development. Prepared under the auspices of the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania, it is an essential resource for all scholars and practitioners in the field.

Author : Marie A. Valdés-Dapena
Publisher : American Registry of Pathology
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Histology, Pathological
ISBN : IOWA:31858036005548

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Histopathology Atlas for the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by Marie A. Valdés-Dapena Pdf

Author : Lawrence Friedman
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781610271325

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An Unnatural Death by Lawrence Friedman Pdf

Frank May practices law, but he gets by just doing the safe, bland kindwriting wills, forming partnerships, processing papers. Everything far from the seedy adventures of criminal law or detective work. But every lawyer knows: clients have a habit of taking you to places you don't want to be. One of those clients is the estate of the late Harriet Wingate. Harriet had money, and that always makes for interested relatives. But a bizarre husband Harriet's junior, by a half-century? Two squabbling nieces? The suddenly revealed grandson? Worst of all, a litter of soon-to-be rich cats? Frank did not think she even had a cat. Frank wrote Harriet's will, or so he thought. But more wills than he ever imagined keep popping up, including the notorious "cat will" and a torn, handwritten mystery will. Actually, they're all a mystery, just like Harriet's death. The wills and the relatives, if not the cats, drag Frank into the world he had so carefully avoided in his practice. Now to probate the estate and resolve the conflicting wills, he may have to unravel a mystery or two. And even a second unnatural death. To do all that, he will have to use his headand step far outside his comfort zone. A QP Mystery, fourth in the series of the Frank May Chronicles.

Author : Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061043581

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Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers Pdf

The wealthy old woman was dead -- a trifle sooner than expected. The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder led from a beautiful hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of amour -- staged by the debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. "Here the modern detective story begins to come to its own; and all the historical importance aside, it remains an absorbing and charming story today."