Following the life of a happy unpredictable man, a eccentric coroner with a keen intellect and a probing type of mind that took death in his stride and made it the reason for his interesting life. The people involved in his reports ranged from Soho gangsters to sexual maniacs and from housewives to prostitutes. In his lifetime he held close to 20,000 inquests. This book follows his story. This copy itself is in good condition, the dust cover has seen better days with a few rips and tears along with some wearing to the edges. But other than some damage to the dust cover, there are no other notable flaws.