Written in Bone - Simon Beckett (Buch)

Simon Beckett

Written in Bone

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Transworld Publ. Ltd UK, 04/2008
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, A-format paperback
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-13: 9780553817508
Bestellnummer: 2009977
Umfang: 491 Seiten
Copyright-Jahr: 2008
Gewicht: 261 g
Maße: 177 x 110 mm
Stärke: 40 mm
Erscheinungstermin: 7.4.2008
Serie: David Hunter
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

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Kurzbeschreibung

Now in paperback, the new crime thriller from the No. 1 bestselling author of the The Chemistry of Death .

Beschreibung

I took the skull from its evidence bag and gently set it on the stainless steel table. 'Tell me who you are...'

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 Hunter is not convinced. Examining the scorched remains, he finds evidence that this was no accident; this was murder.

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.

Rezension

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

Klappentext

Forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter is on the remote Hebridean island of Runa to inspect a grisly discovery. Hunter has witnessed death in many guises, but even he is shocked by what he finds: a body almost totally incinerated but for the feet and a single hand. Could it be a textbook case of spontaneous human combustion? The local police are certain it's an accidental death but Hunter is not convinced. Examining the scorched remains, he finds the evidence he feared. It's clear to him that this was no accident, this was murder. But as the small, isolated community considers the enormity of Hunter's findings, a catastrophic storm hits the island. The power goes down, communication with the mainland ceases, and then the killing begins in earnest. Exploding in a series of violent acts and shocking twists, this is the compelling new crime thriller from a brilliant British storyteller.

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Biografie

Simon Beckett, geboren 1968, versuchte sich nach Abschluss eines Englischstudiums als Immobilienhändler, lehrte Spanisch und war Schlagzeuger. 1992 wurde er freier Journalist und schrieb für bedeutende britische Zeitungen wie "Times", "Daily Telegraph" oder "Observer". Im Laufe seiner journalistischen Arbeit spezialisierte Beckett sich auf kriminalistische Themen. Als Romanautor trat er zuerst 1994 an die Öffentlichkeit. Simon Beckett ist verheiratet ist und lebt in Sheffield.