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Whispers of the Dead
Apr 29, 2025 3:19 PM

Author:Simon Beckett

Whispers of the Dead

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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 . . .

Reviews

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

—— Daily Mail

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

—— Sunday Express

America's greatest crime writer

—— Elmore Leonard

Ross MacDonald is very important to me. I love the Lew Archer books

—— James Ellroy

The finest series of detective novels ever written by an American

—— William Goldman
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