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The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett

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The Chemistry of Death

Author
Simon Beckett
Narrator
Greg Wise
Publisher
Random House
Publish Date
26 January 2006
Run Time
3 hours 41 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction

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What to expect

Brought to you by Penguin.

'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.


© Simon Beckett 2006 (P) Penguin Audio 2006

Critics Review

  • The best thriller I've read all year - I just couldn't put it down...fast-paced, fascinating and heart-stoppingly exciting

    TESS GERRITSEN

  • Spine-tinglingly frightening...hits the bull's eye from the word go!

    INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

  • Fresh and original...Simon Beckett perfectly captures the claustrophobic horror of a rural community in crisis...absolutely compelling - and deliciously scary

    MO HAYDER

  • Excellent...plotted and written with panache, with high marks for characterisation and shock value...an absorbing, scary tale

    THE TIMES

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  • In the mould of Patricia Cornwell, but by a Brit...brilliant

    MIRROR

  • Very distinctive...a cut above the average, with a convincing central character, a gripping plot and a fine store of morbid information

    OBSERVER

  • A cool talent...evokes a creeping atmosphere of dread

    GUARDIAN

  • A book that truly deserves the description "a real page-turner"

    ROBERT GODDARD

  • A gruesome forensic mystery...has the makings of an intriguing series

    SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

  • Terrifying...rarely have the mechanics of suspense been so efficiently utilised outside a Hitchcock movie

    DAILY EXPRESS

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Details
Author
Simon Beckett
Narrator
Greg Wise
Duration
3 hours 41 minutes
Release Date
26 January 2006
ISBN
9781846575730
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Random House
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction

Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin.'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.© Simon Beckett 2006 (P) Penguin Audio 2006

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