The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Three years ago, David Hunter moved to rural Norfolk to escape his life in London, his gritty work in forensics, and a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. Working as a simple country doctor, seeing his lost wife and daughter only in his dreams, David struggles to remain uninvolved when the corpse of a woman is found in the woods, a macabre sign from her killer decorating her body. In one horrifying instant, the quiet summer countryside that had been David's refuge has turned malevolent--and suddenly there is no place to hide. The village of Manham is tight-knit, far from the beaten path. As a newcomer, Dr. Hunter is immediately a suspect. Once an expert in analyzing human remains, he reluctantly joins the police investigation--and when another woman disappears, it soon becomes personal. Because this time she is someone David knows, someone who has managed to penetrate the icy barrier around his heart. With a killer's bizarre and twisted methods screaming out to him, with a brooding countryside beset with suspicion, David can feel the darkness gathering around him. For as the clock ticks down on a young woman's life, David must follow a macabre trail of clues--all the way to its final, horrifying conclusion. From the Hardcover edition.The Chemistry of Death, Written in Bone, Whispers of the Dead, The Calling of the Grave, The Restless Dead, and The Smell of Death are the No. 1 international bestselling David Hunter novels by Simon Beckett. His books have been translated into 29 languages, have appeared in the top ten bestseller lists in the Sunday Times, and have sold over 10 million copies around the world. He has written for The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, and Observer as a freelance journalist. After visiting the world-famous Body Farm in Tennessee and learning about the work of forensic anthropologists, David Hunter was inspired to write his first novel. He has also won the Raymond Chandler Society's Marlowe Award and been short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year awards. He is co-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 short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and
He has also written several stand-alone novels, such as Stone Bruises and Where There's Smoke. Simon Beckett is a Sheffield-based writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780440335955 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440335957 |
| Title | The Chemistry of Death |
| Author | Simon Beckett |
| Series | David Hunter |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2007-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 374 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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