As prodigal elder son Nate Fisher returns home for the holidays to news of his father's death, the family must learn to deal with the death of one of their own—while figuring out how to go ahead with the business of living.

这本书经过系统的调查，收录了令人瞠目的历史细节，囊括了安葬习俗、名人遗言，以及超过400幅各个时代的医学和历史插图。《离奇死法大百科》不仅仅是一本普通的书，它还是一幅用文字和数字勾勒的人类命运的画像。它以有趣和幽默的眼光来看待死亡背后的真相，在结构安排上以各种死法排序，精确地向我们描述了各式各样的死亡路线，是一本信息丰富的资料性读物。