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Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter
''Atmospheric . . . a tense, gripping read'' Sunday Times
It''s not the dead we need to fear. . .
Top forensics expert Dr David Hunter is facing an uncertain future - his career hangs in the balance and his personal life has taken a turn for the worse. So when he gets a call from Essex police, it comes at the perfect time.
A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters. Could it be linked to two unsolved missing-person cases?
But as these desolate wetlands begin to give up their grisly secrets, more remains are discovered.
With its eerie, claustrophobic sense of place, authentic forensics and explosive, heart-in-mouth moments, The Restless Dead i
Trade Review
A deep dive into darkness. Simon Beckett's masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads -- TESS GERRITSEN
Atmospheric . . . a tense, gripping read. * SUNDAY TIMES *
The forensics are chillingly authentic, the writing is both taut and beautifully atmospheric. -- ANN CLEEVES, bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series
Beckett is one of the country’s best crime writers . . . His books are intelligent, beautifully written and utterly gripping. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
An utterly absorbing, atmospheric mystery that will keep you guessing to the very last page. It's no surprise that millions of readers devour Simon Beckett's books - he's a terrific writer. -- ANTONIA HODGSON, author of the award-winning The Devil in the Marshalsea
