A Conversation with a Corpse
Entretien avec un cadavre
On behalf of: Kennes les 3 As
Philippe Boxho’s books have sold over one million copies in French and have spent months at the top of the nonfiction bestseller lists in France. They are already the best-selling non-fiction books in the history of French-speaking Belgium.
Boxho is an expert in his field—he is also a brilliant storyteller with a wry sense of humour. Capturing that sweet spot of expertise and storytelling is what makes his books so appealing. Addressing death—and its flip side, life—is what makes his books so universal. For more than 30 years, forensic pathologist Dr. Philippe Boxho has been making the dead talk. In his best-selling books, he takes us to crime scenes, where bodies disappear, murders are covered up, suicides reveal surprises, and the dead aren’t always as dead as we think.
Using his medical and legal expertise, Dr. Boxho takes on the myths and mysteries surrounding the profession he has devoted his life to.
Reviews
“Miniature tragedies like these cram the pages of the books of the Belgian forensic pathologist Philippe Boxho, and explain why his bestsellers are at numbers one, two and three of France’s nonfiction charts: they are macabre but also darkly comic and, above all, true.” — The Guardian
“The stories are told in meticulous detail by an expert who can tell you how a bullet slows down in the human body—or gets stuck, or goes missing, or comes back out again… Gripping and witty, these two bestsellers are also full of information about our anatomy and how the human body works.”—Le Parisien
“In his two books Philippe Boxho has set out to give a voice to the dead and to shed light on a profession that is often defined by clichés… Drawing on his expertise and never erring from the truth, Philippe Boxho brings us extraordinary tales from his riveting everyday life.”—L’Éclaireur FNAC
“Death has always fascinated readers, but this forensic pathologist, who has autopsied thousands of corpses in his thirty-year career, masters his narrative perfectly, making death light-hearted and sometimes even entertaining… He welcomes readers into his unique world in a book that is not frightening. It’s an accessible and interesting read, despite the gravity of the subject.”—SoirMag
“Dr. Boxho wields a pen as expertly as a scalpel. The forensic pathologist has a way with words…His dialogue is finely crafted, and every new story—written as just a day in the life—brings new twists.”—Le Spécialiste
“If you like crime stories with a touch of horror, you’re going to love Philippe Boxho’s two books, where each new story is more unusual than the previous one!”—La Libre
“Slices of life that are so extraordinary that you sometimes have to pinch yourself to believe them.”—L’Echo