Beyond the Tape, Marie Cassidy
Beyond the Tape, Marie Cassidy
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Beyond the Tape
The Life and Many Deaths of a State Pathologist

Author: Marie Cassidy

Narrator: Marie Cassidy

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2020

Synopsis

A riveting insider perspective from Ireland's former state pathologist Marie Cassidy.

"For over thirty years, bodies have been my business. The lucky ones have died peacefully in their own bed, surrounded by loved ones. But, life, or should I say death, is not always like that. This is your opportunity to duck under the police tape with me. Walk carefully in my footprints and follow me into the scene but don't touch anything, just look. Remember Locard's principle, every contact leaves a trace . . ."

Marie Cassidy was Ireland's State Pathologist from 2004 until 2018. During that time, she was involved in many high-profile cases, including the Stardust exhumation and the deaths of Siobhan Kearney, Rachel O'Reilly, Robert Holohan and Tom O'Gorman.

In Beyond the Tape, she invites us into the world of forensic pathology, and shares her remarkable personal journey, from working-class Glasgow to becoming Ireland's head pathologist. A fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of real-life forensics, the intricate processes central to solving modern crime, and the stories from behind the crime tape.

(P)2020 Hachette Books Ireland

About Marie Cassidy

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 is the author of two number one bestselling books: her memoir Beyond the Tape (2020) and her debut novel Body of Truth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chloe

I enjoyed this to a certain extent; it’s an interesting look at what is an unusual job and Dr Cassidy herself is a truly inspirational woman. Having said that, a lot of it was a bit off-putting, there are chapters just about different ways people are killed and how the bodies look afterwards. I’m in......more

Goodreads review by Vicky

I feel bad for saying it, but I’m glad to be finished this book. Not because it was gruesome (it really wasn’t) but because it was so technical and had no flow. Right from the start it feels like a college textbook with more space given to the procedures than to the deaths involved. While the topics......more

Goodreads review by Jo

Fascinating first person account from Ireland's former State Pathologist. Incredibly useful for crime writing research! But also, just a really interesting look into what it takes to work in the field.......more

Goodreads review by Clodagh

Such an insightful book - but not for the faint hearted. I made it through Dr. Richard Shepard’s ‘Unnatural Causes’ pretty unphased but there is a level of emotion (perhaps based on relatability) in Dr. Cassidy’s book. Sharing her experiences working in Glasgow and Ireland as well as her time workin......more

Goodreads review by Regina

I didn't find this book a good read, there was no clear focus on what the aim of the book was. It is very technical in parts and some of parts were difficult to read........more

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