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Der forensische Anthropologe Dr. David Hunter wird an die Küste von Dorset gerufen. Dort sucht die Polizei nach einem vierzig Jahre alten Grab. Es scheint unmöglich, in der sich ständig verändernden Dünenlandschaft, die seit mehreren Jahrzehnten Wind und Gezeiten ausgesetzt ist, noch sterbliche Überreste aufzufinden. Als die diensthabende Polizistin Reddy zu unkonventionellen Mitteln greift, nimmt der Fall eine düstere Wendung.

* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - debuts on Paramount+ on 19 Jan 23 * Based on The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Scent of Death written by Simon Beckett, read by Jonathan...

Da to drenge finder et opløst kvindeligt lig i en skov en stegende hed sommerdag i juli, er der endnu ingen, der ved, at den lille landsby Manham i Norfolk hærges af en seriemorder. Tre år før flyttede David Hunter til byen. En personlig tragedie fik ham til at lægge London bag sig og opgive karrieren som retsmedicinsk antropolog – specialist i 'gamle lig', der har ligget så længe, at en almindelig retsmediciner må give op. Nu arbejder Hunter udelukkende som landsbylæge.

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...

The disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley's young son almost destroyed him. A phone call from an old friend leads Jonah to the warehouse Slaughter Quay, and the discovery of four bodies, with a link to his son's case. Attacked and left for dead in the dark, Jonah is the only survivor. Under suspicion himself for what happened at Slaughter Quay, Jonah uncovers a network of secrets and lies about the people closest to him—forcing him to question what really happened to his son all those years ago...

David Hunter rejser til den fjerntliggende ø Runa i Hebriderne, hvor han finder et brændt lig. Det lokale politi afskriver det som en ulykke, men Hunter er overbevist om, at der er en morder på øen. Han indser snart, at Runa er alt andet end en provinsiel idyl, og at det forkullede ligfund blot er én af øens mørke hemmeligheder. Så blæser en storm ind fra Atlanten, der afskærer al strøm og kontakt med omverdenen. Mens uvejret raser, slår morderen til igen.

'One of our finest crime writers' ― Peter James 'Fabulous, atmospheric' ― The Sun 'Creepy and complex' ― The Times 'A beautifully written cliff-hanger of a thriller' ― Irish Independent Buried in the shadows and roots of the forest is a deadly secret that was never meant to come out...

'Somebody!' I half-sob and then, more quietly, 'Please.' The words seem absorbed by the afternoon heat, lost amongst the trees. In their aftermath, the silence descends again. I know then that I’m not going anywhere... Sean is on the run. We don't know why and we don't know from whom, but we...

* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - debuts on Paramount+ on 19 Jan 23 * Based on The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter 'At first glance it could have been anything - a stone, a knotted root - until you looked more closely...

Some moments burn in the mind for ever. The landing is dark. Light comes from a window at the far end, enough to run by. Breath comes hard. From the stairs sound heavy footfalls in pursuit. The landing ends in a last doorway. There is no more running, only the need to hide.... Imagine not knowing the father of your child. Not knowing his name. What he looks like. Or what sort of person he is. Although she is desperate for a baby, that is something that Kate Powell cannot accept.

* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - debuts on Paramount+ on 19 Jan 23 * Based on The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of The Restless Dead by Simon Beckett, read...

David Hunter bliver i sin egenskab af retsmedicinsk antropolog kaldt ud for at overvære opgravningen af et pigelig på et goldt stykke hede i Dartmoor-egnen i England. Otte år senere bliver David Hunter en dag opsøgt af en politikollega fra dengang, som fortæller, at Jerome Monk er flygtet fra fængslet. Samme dag modtager han et desperat opkald fra en anden tidligere kollega, og han tager fra London tilbage til Dartmoor, hvor det snart skal vise sig, at den undslupne Jerome Monk er ude på en personlig vendetta mod de involverede politifolk fra dengang.

Undurchdringlicher Nebel umgibt das heruntergekommene Hotel, im alten Gemäuer sitzt klamme Kälte. Inmitten eines Wintersturms ist Dr. David Hunter im walisischen Snowdonia gestrandet. Das "Forest Hotel" wird von einem Ehepaar geführt, das sich alles andere als freundlich gibt, doch der forensische Anthropologe hat keine andere Wahl, als hier die Nacht zu verbringen. Er ist der einzige Gast. Die starren Blicke der ausgestopften Tiere auf den Fluren machen den Aufenthalt ebenso unbehaglich wie die deutlichen Spannungen zwischen dem Ehepaar.

Stille Nacht? Von wegen! In dieser mörderisch guten Kurzgeschichtensammlung schicken Europas erfolgreichste Thrillerautoren ihre Ermittler an den Feiertagen auf Verbrecherjagd. Simon Beckett, Åke Edwardson und Co. beschenken ihre Fans zu Weihnachten mit spannenden Kurzgeschichten, in denen unter anderem Mörder überführt werden und der gestohlene Schlitten des Weihnachtsmannes wiedergefunden werden muss – und natürlich soll das Festessen an Heiligabend trotzdem rechtzeitig auf dem Tisch stehen.

Recuperating from a near-fatal attack, forensic anthropologist David Hunter has returned to the renowned research facility where he first trained - the Body Farm in Tennessee. Still bearing physical and emotional scars, he hopes the trip will hone his old skills and restore his shattered confidence. So when his former mentor invites him to assist on a murder investigation, he agrees. After all, he's simply there as an observer - what could possibly go wrong? But even Hunter is unprepared by the gruesome nature of the killing.

On his way back from an ongoing investigation into a serial killer in Scotland, forensic anthropologist David Hunter is asked to examine a fire-death on the remote Hebridean island of Runa. Told only that there is something 'strange' about it, Hunter is intrigued enough to accept - despite the worsening winter weather conditions, and the strain it will put on his already troubled relationship with his girlfriend, Jenny.

Two wintery detective stories starring David Hunter. In Just Another Day, David Hunter's pulled from an awkward party to investigate the suspected murder of a woman by a homeless man. In Snowfall, two bodies found in the snow in the Scottish Highland point towards a serial killer, but all is not as it seems.

When the bizarrely mutilated body of a young woman is found near the tiny isolated Norfolk village of Manham, it isn't just the fact that she was a friend that disturbs Dr David Hunter. A one-time high-profile forensic anthropologist, he was once all too familiar with the different faces of death, until a devastating personal tragedy made him abandon his former life and career.

When renowned forensic anthropologist David Hunter finds a bag on his doorstep filled with rather grizzly contents he's transported back to rexamine the consequences of a robbery from his past. Who put the bag there, and why?

Als Jonah das Blut roch, war ihm klar, dass er in Schwierigkeiten steckte. Jonah Colley ist Mitglied einer bewaffneten Spezialeinheit der Londoner Polizei. Seit sein Sohn Theo vor zehn Jahren spurlos verschwand, liegt sein Leben in Scherben. Damals brach auch der Kontakt zu seinem besten Freund Gavin ab. Nun meldet Gavin sich überraschend und bittet um ein Treffen. Doch in dem verlassenen Lagerhaus findet Jonah nur seine Leiche, daneben drei weitere Tote. Fest in Plastikplane eingewickelt, sehen sie aus wie Kokons...