The Scent of Death
Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+
$35.56
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2019
Summary
Forensics expert Dr David Hunter returns in this skin-pricklingly tense new crime thriller from international bestselling author of The Chemistry of Death.
‘A superbly strong read’ - The Times
What began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare …
Once a busy hospital, St Jude’s now stands derelict, awaiting demolition. When a partially mummified corpse is found in the building’s cavernous loft, forensics expert Dr David Hunter is called in to ta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553824124 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0553824120 |
| Author: | Simon Beckett |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Series: | David Hunter |
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Critics Review
Simon Beckett’s sixth novel featuring the forensic anthropologist David Hunter is arguably his best … a superbly strong read.
Simon Beckett’s sixth novel featuring the forensic anthropologist David Hunter is arguably his best … a superbly strong read. – Marcel Berlins * THE TIMES *
Beckett’s masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads. – TESS GERRITSEN
Simon Beckett
Simon Beckett is the #1 international bestselling author of the David Hunter series, which includes:
- The Chemistry of Death
- Written in Bone
- Whispers of the Dead
- The Calling of the Grave
- The Restless Dead
- The Scent of Death
His books have been translated into 29 languages, appeared in the Sunday Times top 10 bestseller lists, and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
A former freelance journalist, he has written for The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, and Observer. The inspiration for the first David Hunter novel came after a visit to the world-renowned Body Farm in Tennessee, which introduced him to the work of forensic anthropologists.
Beckett is the joint-winner (with Arne Dahl) of Europe’s largest crime fiction prize, the Ripper Award 2018⁄19. He has also won the Raymond Chandler Society’s Marlowe Award and been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year awards.
He is also the author of several standalone novels, including Stone Bruises and Where There’s Smoke.
Simon Beckett lives in Sheffield.
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