Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses (Hardcover) by Bess Lovejoy

from VGAHarris

Entertaining for those who enjoy corpse snatching, mutilations, and other dimensions of the grotesque.

from Sullywriter

An entertaining collection of true stories about what became of corpses of the famous and infamous. Some humorous, some gruesome, and all interesting.

from lauriebrown54

Most people know about the resurrectionists, the grave robbers who provided bodies for medical students in the 19th century, but a lot of other things have happened to corpses. They have been stolen to use as religious relics, held for ransom, used as exhibits, moved from place to place- not alwa...

from ElizaJane

This book briefly, but on several occasions, insults Catholics & the Orthodox but I will address that at the end. As I browsed though the table of contents I was quite surprised at how well read I've become on this rather macabre topic as I noticed expected names. I then proceeded to look for som...

from Annmarie_Banks

Absolutely fascinating and fun to read. I actually burned dinner because I didn't want to stop reading when the kitchen timer went off. I read until I smelled the smoke. The author is witty and lighthearted, which is necessary in a book about corpses. The incredible and sometimes obsessive behavi...