Prison The Secret Barrister Unnatural Causes The Prison Doctor 4 Books Collection Set

This four-book Prison Fiction series collection brings together first-hand accounts and commentary on the UK’s criminal justice and prison systems, alongside forensic casework from a leading pathologist. The set includes memoir, a guide to prison life, and perspectives from the courtroom and mortuary.

Across The Prison Doctor, Prison, The Secret Barrister and Unnatural Causes, the authors draw on professional experience and contributor testimony to describe the realities of custody, criminal courts and sudden death investigations. The collection spans young offenders’ institutions, well-known UK prisons and major public inquiries, presenting a range of voices and case-led narratives.

Included titles

• The Prison Doctor
• Prison
• The Secret Barrister
• Unnatural Causes

Key details

• Four-book collection set
• The Prison Doctor by Dr Amanda Brown
• Prison by Carl Cattermole, fully updated with additional contributions
• Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd
• Prison features contributors Sarah Jake Baker, Jon Gulliver, Darcey Hartley, Julia Howard, Elliot Murawski and Lisa Selby

Synopses

The Prison Doctor

Dr Amanda Brown recounts her work treating inmates in some of the UK’s most infamous prisons, including young offenders’ institutions, Wormwood Scrubs and Bronzefield. She describes the patients and cases that shaped her career, from pregnancies and protests to violence and self-harm.

Prison

Carl Cattermole’s updated guide to UK prisons includes contributions from female and LGBTQI prisoners, as well as family members on the outside. It covers blood, sweat, tears and humanity, and considers how to stop the institution destroying it.

The Secret Barrister

A practising barrister shares stories from daily life in the criminal justice system to show how fairness is not guaranteed in criminal court. The book argues that the system can fail those it is meant to protect, with the innocent wronged and the guilty sometimes walking free.

Unnatural Causes

Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd describes investigating sudden and unexplained deaths, drawing on more than 23,000 autopsies. The book references high-profile cases including the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry and 9/11, and reflects on the personal cost of a life steeped in death.