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The Chemistry of Death
The Chemistry of Death | Simon Beckett
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Three years ago, David Hunter moved to rural Norfolk to escape his life in London, his gritty work in forensics, and a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. Working as a simple country doctor, seeing his lost wife and daughter only in his dreams, David struggles to remain uninvolved when the corpse of a woman is found in the woods, a macabre sign from her killer decorating her body. In one horrifying instant, the quiet summer countryside that had been Davids refuge has turned malevolentand suddenly there is no place to hide. The village of Manham is tight-knit, far from the beaten path. As a newcomer, Dr. Hunter is immediately a suspect. Once an expert in analyzing human remains, he reluctantly joins the police investigationand when another woman disappears, it soon becomes personal. Because this time she is someone David knows, someone who has managed to penetrate the icy barrier around his heart. With a killers bizarre and twisted methods screaming out to him, with a brooding countryside beset with suspicion, David can feel the darkness gathering around him. For as the clock ticks down on a young womans life, David must follow a macabre trail of cluesall the way to its final, horrifying conclusion. From the Hardcover edition.
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EadieB
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Day 12 - #Top20Series #20Days20Series
#DrDavidHunterSeries #SimonBeckett

Dr David Hunter was once a high-profile forensic anthropologist and all too familiar with the different faces of death, until a devastating personal tragedy made him turn his back on his former life and career. Now hidden away as a country doctor, Hunter's past is a secret he hopes will remain buried.

Excellent series with interesting characters and plots.

eanderson Ooo sounds good! Stacked! 4y
Bluebird Another good choice! I‘ve only read one so far but really liked it. 4y
Andrew65 A great series @eanderson 4y
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Jari-chan
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Apparently, I seem to be unable to enjoy the books every one else loves. I've tried one of Simon Becketts books before and it was a So-So. Now I gave him another chance and was bored throughout the whole book. Sorry, no more Simon Beckett for me 😌

Buechersuechtling I love that series but don‘t worry, to know what you don‘t like surely leaves more space on the shelf for books you like. 🤓 5y
Jari-chan @Buechersuechtling I already thought that you like this series very much 😄 I'm glad you can enjoy Becketts books 😊 5y
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Crazeedi
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The first Hunter book of the series. Thanks to @EadieB who sent me one of the series, so of course I had to start at beginning. There was a bit of a twist at the end! The hunt is on for a serial killer and Hunter is called in to use his skills to identify bodies. But hes trying to run away from his past. #SeriesRead @TheSpineView #WinterGames #ReadNosedReindeer #impulseread @StayCurious @Clwojick

EadieB @Crazeedi Do you have anymore of the series? 5y
Crazeedi @EadieB I read this from overdrive, so no, I'll be looking for the next one! I think you sent me number 3?? 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I see what you mean about Hunter, but I did enjoy this for the first in series!! 5y
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EadieB @Crazeedi I can send you book 2 as I just realized that i have that one too. 5y
Crazeedi @EadieB that'd be awesome, if you want, but don't have to! 5y
EadieB @Crazeedi I can mail it on Monday. 5y
Crazeedi @EadieB you are too kind!!! Thank you!! 5y
EadieB @Crazeedi I sent the 3rd book because that was on your TBR and I should have sent the 1st but I never checked that it was the 3rd. 5y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi One of my favourite series, and a great character, even if he sometimes takes stupid actions. 5y
Crazeedi @EadieB no problem!! 5y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 I enjoyed and looking forward to the next one! 5y
EadieB @Crazeedi Mailed both book 1 and 2 today and they should arrive on Saturday. Now you will have book 1-3. 5y
Crazeedi @EadieB you are awesome Eadie, thank you!!! 5y
StayCurious Looks like a great read! +11 5y
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Andrew65
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The first book in one of my favourite all-time series (Dr David Hunter) is currently available in the U.K. for 99p. David is a forensic anthropologist. I strongly recommend this series.

Ms_T Thanks for the tag! 👍🏻 6y
TrishB I nearly got through the day without buying a kindle book...... 6y
squirrelbrain So near and yet so far...@trishb! (Runs off to buy interesting sounding Kindle book!) 6y
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TrishB @squirrelbrain damned kindle offers 😂😂 6y
Andrew65 @TrishB I think I‘m a bad influence! 😬 6y
TrishB You definitely are 😉 6y
Cathythoughts Oh no 🤦🏻‍♀️ not another 99p ... I‘ll have a look , sounds interesting... 🤦🏻‍♀️ 6y
Andrew65 @Cathythoughts It is a truly excellent series. 6y
Cathythoughts I‘m only joking... I love it ♥️👍🏻 the more 99p bargains the better 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Andrew65 @Cathythoughts I knew that 🤣 There are plenty of them out there at the moment. 6y
Cathythoughts I also recently got my first Barbara Erskine ,Ghost Tree , st your recommendation & I‘m loving it ! Thankyou ♥️👍🏻 6y
Tove_Reads Just got the library to order it and I‘m third in line. As usual, the first one in the series had “disappeared”. 6y
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EadieB
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Day 24 - #Adventrecommends

David Hunter series - Another of my favorite series
The Chemistry of Death (2006)
Written in Bone (2007)
Whispers of the Dead (2009)
The Calling of the Grave (2010)
The Restless Dead (2017)
The Scent of Death (2019)

Other novels
Fine Lines (1994)
Animals (1995)
Where There's Smoke (1997)
Owning Jacob (1998)
Stone Bruises (2014)

Andrew65 A fantastic series! 6y
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maich
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The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett is a suspense crime thriller. It was great adventure! The story is well-developed, main character is likable and there was unexpected scenes. I enjoyed reading it and now I want to read another books in this series.
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#thechemistryofdeath #simonbeckett #crime #thriller #slovenianedition #goodreads #bookworm #popsugarreadingchallenge #litsyAtoZ #litsybook #bookreview

RadicalReader @maich what has been your favorite suspense thriller you‘ve read? 7y
maich I started last year with crime genre. It was recommendation by friend. Only read Coben, Patterson and Beckett. For now is my favourite Coben. But I also have others on my tbr. 7y
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maich
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My current read...🔫🔪
Already read chapher 5. I have only few chapters to the end.😊
Slovenian word for Chapter is Poglavje.
Bookmark is a gift from @Simona 😍😍
#novemberbythenumbers
@JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

#openbook #thechemistryofdeath #simonbeckett #crime #mystery #chapter5 #currenyreading #readingbeforebed #flowers #bokkandflowers #bookmark

Simona 😘 7y
twohectobooks Love that bookmark! 7y
maich @Simona 😙😙 7y
maich @twohectobooks 😍😍 7y
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maich
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I'm currently reading The Chemistry of Death. It is scary crime novel set in UK. For now is good...
My keyboard don't have island emoji. 😞
#nov📚📷 #emojinov
#noteworthynovember Dark
@RealLifeReading @Jess7

#thechemistryofdeath #simonbeckett #crime #currentlyreading #hardback #slovenianedition #bookworm #booklover #bookaddict #litsybook #litsylove #litsyfun

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julesG
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Lots of #CreepyCrawlies in this book, starting with the opening scene.

#HallowReads @Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

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Thrillerregal
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Mein erstes Buch nach einer langen Pause. Durch dieses Buch habe ich meine Liebe zu dem Genre Thriller wiederbelebt. 😍

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay 😊👍🏻. I think you're going to like it here 😉🙌🏻. It's the most positive, tight-knit, passionate community of bibliophiles 😎👌🏻! Prepare yourself: this will take over your life 😂👏🏻. @BookBabe 's mom is from Germany 😁. 7y
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Maike
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I managed to read the fourth book of this series a while ago, so I figured I should finally start with the first one 😄 a decent thriller, but nothing too shocking here. It was not so hard figure out the murderer before the hero did 🤔

julesG I was also disappointed that I had figured it out way before the hero. 7y
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Pickpick

der erste Teil der David Hunter Reihe
absolut spannend und empfehlenswert! Die komplette reihe im übrigen 😊