Fine Lines by Simon Beckett

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.