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The Scent of Death

Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

Simon Beckett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:3rd Oct '19

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Forensics expert Dr David Hunter returns in the skin-pricklingly tense new crime thriller from international bestselling author of The Chemistry of Death.

‘Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads’ TESS GERRITSEN

Once a busy hospital, St Jude’s now stands derelict, awaiting demolition. And it soon becomes clear that St Jude’s hasn’t claimed its last victim .

* 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 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 take a look. He can't say how long the body's been there, but he is certain it's that of a young woman. And that she was pregnant.

Then part of the attic floor collapses, revealing another of the hospital's secrets: a bricked-up chamber with beds inside. And some of them are still occupied.

And it soon becomes clear that St Jude's hasn't claimed its last victim . . .

Chilling, visceral and masterfully paced, Simon Beckett's new crime thriller will leave you gasping.

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

ISBN: 9780553824124

Dimensions: 198mm x 127mm x 27mm

Weight: 304g

448 pages