Forensic medicine in the service of crime investigation: Forensic specialist Professor Michael Tsokos, Germany's most renowned forensic pathologist, helps to solve spectacular criminal cases – at the crime scene, on the autopsy table, in the lab, and in court. In his new non-fiction book, he discusses murder and manslaughter, crime and raw violence. A well-known politician kills a friend, transports the body to his apartment, and then takes his own life. A man drowns his wife in the bathtub and stages the murder as an accident. A doctor mutilates himself and fakes a robbery. With his forensic reports, Michael Tsokos has been able to provide crucial insights to the investigative authorities in these criminal cases. The question always remains: Was it murder, suicide, an accident – or was it a natural death? Tsokos vividly and grippingly recounts mysterious crimes in which he was significantly involved in the investigation. The forensic specialist follows the traces of the crime and pieces together the evidence into a coherent overall picture that leads to the reconstruction of the criminal case. This is top-notch true crime.