The second novel in Simon Beckett's acclaimed and internationally bestselling series, featuring the forensics expert Dr David Hunter.
* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - now streaming on Paramount+ *
Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter
A killer on the loose. A murder disguised as an accident . . .
As a favour to a colleague, Dr David Hunter is on the remote Hebridean island of Runa to inspect a grisly discovery. He's familiar with death in all its guises but is shocked by what he finds- a body, incinerated but for the feet and a single hand.
It appears to be a textbook case of spontaneous human combustion.
The local police are certain it's an accidental death but to Hunter the scorched remains suggest otherwise,
And as the isolated community considers the enormity of Hunter's findings, a catastrophic storm hits the island. The power goes down, communication with the outside world ceases . . .
And the killing begins in earnest.
The second novel in Simon Beckett's acclaimed and internationally bestselling series, featuring the forensics expert Dr David Hunter.
* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - now streaming on Paramount+ *
Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter
A killer on the loose. A murder disguised as an accident . . .
As a favour to a colleague, Dr David Hunter is on the remote Hebridean island of Runa to inspect a grisly discovery. He's familiar with death in all its guises but is shocked by what he finds- a body, incinerated but for the feet and a single hand.
It appears to be a textbook case of spontaneous human combustion.
The local police are certain it's an accidental death but to Hunter the scorched remains suggest otherwise,
And as the isolated community considers the enormity of Hunter's findings, a catastrophic storm hits the island. The power goes down, communication with the outside world ceases . . .
And the killing begins in earnest.
Simon Beckett is the No.1 international bestselling author of the
David Hunter series- The Chemistry of
Death, Written in Bone, Whispers of the Dead, The Calling of the
Grave, The Restless Dead and 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 introduced him to the work of
forensic anthropologists.
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 short-listed 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 stand-alone novels including Stone
Bruises and Where There's Smoke. Simon Beckett lives in Sheffield.
Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels
utterly chilling reads
*TESS GERRITSEN*
Beckett cranks up the suspense... some unexpected twists and a gory
climax
*Daily Telegraph*
Well paced and contains a whole load of spicy ingredients
*Daily Mirror*
Excellent... an atmospheric, exciting story... the information
about forensic medicine is as instructive as Patricia
Cornwell's
*Literary Review*
One of the country's best crime writers
*SUNDAY EXPRESS*
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