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The Chemistry of Death

bySimon Beckett

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 classy debut' The Times'Best thriller I've read all year' Tess GerritsenDr David Hunter hoped he might at last have put the past behind him. But then they found what was left of Sally Palmer . . .It isn't just that she was a friend that disturbs him. Once he'd been a high-profile forensic anthropologist and all too familiar with the many faces of death, before tragedy made him abandon this previous life.Now the police want his help.But to become involved will stir up memories he's long tried to forget. Then a second woman disappears, plunging the close-knit community into a maelstrom of fear and paranoia.And no one, not even Hunter, is exempt from suspicion.Gruesome and gripping, this startling new British crime thriller has an unnerving and original twist.

Language

en

Published on

09/03/2020

Pages

448

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780857504562

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy crime thrillers with a psychological twist and strong character development.

Topics Loss and GriefSurvivalJustice
MoodSuspenseful, Dark
ViolenceModerate

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