“Every corpse tells its own story, and my job is first and foremost to understand the language of the dead and find out the cause of death,” says Klaus Püschel, a forensic scientist from Germany. He is sure: no matter how insoluble the task may be at first glance, the dead always leave clues for the living. The main thing is to decipher them correctly. This book is a portal into the versatile world of forensic medicine, which will allow readers to come into contact with the secrets of this profession. You will learn how forensic scientists, working with the dead, influence the fate of the living every day. Murders disguised as accidents are solved, thereby preventing further acts of violence. Or they help to learn more about diseases and prevent them. The author will prove that one correctly performed autopsy can not only restore justice, but also save a thousand human lives.