(David Hunter 1): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

The Chemistry of Death

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.

* 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 Gerritsen 
 
Dr 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.

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

The Scent of Death

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

Simon Beckett’s sixth novel featuring the forensic anthropologist David Hunter is arguably his best . . . a superbly strong read.

Beckett's masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads.

* 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.

(David Hunter 5): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

The Restless Dead

Forensics expert Dr David Hunter returns in the menacing, skin-pricklingly tense new crime thriller from Simon Beckett - the number one bestselling author of The Chemistry of Death.

A deep dive into darkness. Simon Beckett's masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads

Atmospheric . . . a tense, gripping read.

The forensics are chillingly authentic, the writing is both taut and beautifully atmospheric.

ANN CLEEVES, bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series

Beckett is one of the country’s best crime writers . . . His books are intelligent, beautifully written and utterly gripping.

An utterly absorbing, atmospheric mystery that will keep you guessing to the very last page. It's no surprise that millions of readers devour Simon Beckett's books  - he's a terrific writer.

ANTONIA HODGSON, author of the award-winning The Devil in the Marshalsea

Disturbing, tense, and entertaining . . . Simon Beckett is a literate and dexterous novelist. The Restless Dead is a luxuriously dark and compelling read. It's also highly addictive.

I always enjoy books with a strong sense of place and The Restless Dead has that in bucket-loads. Simon Beckett makes excellent use of the creeks and tides of a desolate but strangely beautiful area of coast . . . the plot is clever and well-constructed. The forensic detail . . . is as gruesome as it is fascinating and will no doubt go down well with anyone who – like me – enjoys reading anything by Kathy Reichs.

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Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter 
 
'Atmospheric . . . a tense, gripping read' Sunday Times 
 
It's not the dead we need to fear. . . 
 
Top forensics expert Dr David Hunter is facing an uncertain future - his career hangs in the balance and his personal life has taken a turn for the worse. So when he gets a call from Essex police, it comes at the perfect time. 
 
A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters. Could it be linked to two unsolved missing-person cases? 
 
But as these desolate wetlands begin to give up their grisly secrets, more remains are discovered. 
 
With its eerie, claustrophobic sense of place, authentic forensics and explosive, heart-in-mouth moments, The Restless Dead is a masterclass in crime fiction.

Where There's Smoke

Sophisticated, dark, its pages seeping with menace, this stand-alone thriller by the bestselling author of the David Hunter series has been revised and updated for today's readers.

Brilliant. One of the best novels I've read in years

A strong heroine penned by a man . . . should grip readers of both sexes all the way to its incendiary climax

MICHAEL CORDY, bestselling author of The Miracle Strain

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.

Some moments burn in the mind for ever. The landing is dark. Light comes from a window at the far end, enough to run by. Breath comes hard. From the stairs sound heavy footfalls in pursuit. The landing ends in a last doorway. There is no more running, only the need to hide... 
 
Imagine not knowing the father of your child. Not knowing his name. What he looks like. Or what sort of person he is. Although she is desperate for a baby, that is something that Kate Powell cannot accept. Single, independent, she likes to be in control of her own life - even if it has, somehow, become strangely shallow and meaningless. 
 
Then Kate meets a man who seems to be the answer to all her problems. But we all know appearances can be dangerously deceptive. And Kate should too. Soon her life is out her hands. And out of control...

Stone Bruises

The deliciously unnerving and claustrophobically compelling new psychological thriller by the international No.1 bestselling author of The Chemistry of Death...

'Somebody!' I half-sob and then, more quietly, 'Please.' The words seem absorbed by the afternoon heat, lost amongst the trees. In their aftermath, the silence descends again. I know then that I’m not going anywhere... 
Sean is on the run. We don't know why and we don't know from whom, but we do know he's abandoned his battered, blood-stained car in the middle of an isolated part of rural France at the height of a sweltering summer. Desperate to avoid the police, he takes to the parched fields and country lanes but his leg is caught in a vicious animal trap. Near unconscious from pain and loss of blood, he is freed and taken in by two women - daughters of the owner of a rundown local farm with its ramshackle barn, blighted vineyard and the brooding lake. And it's then that Sean's problems really start... 
This nail-shredder of a thriller - like the fiction of Nicci French or Gillian Flynn - holds you from the beginning, tightening its grip as the story unfurls and shocks you with its final twist.

(David Hunter 4): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

The Calling of the Grave

Forensics expert Dr David Hunter returns in Simon Beckett's menacing new Sunday Times bestselling thriller.

As bone-chillingly bleak as its subject... this doesn't disappoint

Deeply unnerving... a writer who clearly relishes raising our pulse rates while lowering our blood temperature

* 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 
 
'As bone-chillingly bleak as its subject . . . this doesn't disappoint' Financial Times 
 
A serial killer is on the loose and David Hunter suddenly finds that the past is far from dead and buried. 
 
The escape of a psychotic rapist and multiple murderer brings DI Terry Connor to David Hunter's doorstep, years after their bitter rift. 
 
This unwelcome reminder of the past forces Hunter to confront the situation at hand: eight years earlier Hunter and an ill-fated Body Recovery team, has tried to find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. 
 
Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found. 
 
Suddenly Hunter receives an appeal from Sophie Keller, a young woman who also worked on the operation, and nothing is quite as it seems. Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. 
 
Especially when his own life depends on it.

(David Hunter 3): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

Whispers of the Dead

Forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter returns in a new visceral, intelligent and utterly compelling crime thriller, perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs

Menacing, beautifully paced and with characters that wouldn't disgrace the incomparable Michael Connelly, this marks Beckett's transition to established star

Beckett is one of the country's best crime writers... His books are intelligent, beautifully written and utterly gripping

* 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 
 
'Menacing, beautifully paced' Daily Mail 
 
A serial killer is at work, and the death toll is rising . . . 
 
The victim has been bound and tortured, the body decomposed beyond recognition. 
 
Then a second body is found. A nightmare is about to begin. 
 
Once a brutal abduction takes place, it becomes a terrifying race against time for forensic expert David Hunter . . .

Simon Beckett

Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads

Beckett cranks up the suspense... some unexpected twists and a gory climax

Well paced and contains a whole load of spicy ingredients

Excellent... an atmospheric, exciting story... the information about forensic medicine is as instructive as Patricia Cornwell's

(David Hunter 2): Harry Treadaway is Dr David Hunter: the darkly compelling new TV series ‘The Chemistry of Death’ – streaming now on Paramount+

* 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

Praise for Written in Bone

Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads

Beckett cranks up the suspense... some unexpected twists and a gory climax

Well paced and contains a whole load of spicy ingredients

Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads

Beckett cranks up the suspense... some unexpected twists and a gory climax

Well paced and contains a whole load of spicy ingredients

Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads

Beckett cranks up the suspense... some unexpected twists and a gory climax

Well paced and contains a whole load of spicy ingredients

Books by Simon Beckett

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