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Mike L · 07-10-2011, 02:29 PM

I was wondering if many of the folk here are familiar with Simon Beckett.

He's a British crime writer, but not all that well known in his own country. It seems he's had more success on the Continent and in the US.

I've just finished reading his The Chemistry of Death, which introduces Dr David Hunter, a forensic anthropologist who helps the police by delving into decomposed corpses in an attempt to discover how they died and how long ago.

As you can imagine, it's all quite gruesome. But it's a good, fast read - a real page-turner.

If your tastes run to that sort of thing, I can recommend him. But read the books in the right order: The Chemistry of Death (2006), Written in Bone (2007), Whispers of the Dead (2009) and The Calling of the Grave (2010).

07-10-2011, 02:29 PM	#1
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Anyone reading Simon Beckett? I was wondering if many of the folk here are familiar with Simon Beckett. He's a British crime writer, but not all that well known in his own country. It seems he's had more success on the Continent and in the US. I've just finished reading his The Chemistry of Death, which introduces Dr David Hunter, a forensic anthropologist who helps the police by delving into decomposed corpses in an attempt to discover how they died and how long ago. As you can imagine, it's all quite gruesome. But it's a good, fast read - a real page-turner. If your tastes run to that sort of thing, I can recommend him. But read the books in the right order: The Chemistry of Death (2006), Written in Bone (2007), Whispers of the Dead (2009) and The Calling of the Grave (2010).