The cause of death / Dr Cynric Temple-Camp.

"True stories of death and murder from a New Zealand pathologist"--Cover.

Prologue -- The makings of a pathologist -- The exhumation -- The naked woman -- A tale of two publicans -- A touch of madness -- Drug mule -- The devil comes to town -- In the arms of ecstasy -- Trouble with the babysitter -- The circumstances of death -- The smallest speck of evidence -- Accidents, accidents, accidents -- Questionable evidence? -- Victims of a disaster -- Dangerous elements -- The Privy Council and beyond -- Afterword.

"Spontaneous combustion and exhumation, drug mules and devil worshippers, a gruesome killing beneath the Palmerston North Airport control tower, a mysterious death in a historic homestead, a first-hand dissection of the infamous Mark Lundy case ... In The cause of death, provincial pathologist Dr Cynric Temple-Camp lifts the lid on the most unusual stories of death and murder he's encountered during his 30-year career"--Back cover.