{"product_id":"the-chemistry-of-death-9781504076166","title":"The Chemistry of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeking refuge from a tragic past, a forensic pathologist must search for a devious killer in a rural English village in this crime thriller series debut.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years ago, Dr. David Hunter left London for rural Norfolk to escape the tragic loss of his wife and daughter. Giving up his career in criminal forensics, he now works as a simple country doctor in the village of Manham. But when the corpse of a woman is found in the woods, a macabre sign from her killer decorating her body, David struggles to remain uninvolved. As a newcomer, David finds he must join the investigation in order to avoid suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen another woman disappears, the case becomes personal. This time, she is someone David knows--someone who has managed to get past the barrier around his heart. With the killer's twisted methods screaming out to him and a brooding countryside beset with fear and distrust, David can feel the darkness gathering around him. As the clock ticks down on the young woman's life, David must follow a macabre trail of clues--all the way to its final, horrifying conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliantly original . . . Simon's first crime novel \u003ci\u003eThe Chemistry of Death\u003c\/i\u003e absolutely blew me away and he just gets better by the book!\" --Peter James, UK No. 1 bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Simon Beckett is the international bestselling author of the David Hunter thrillers. His books have been translated into twenty-nine languages, appeared in the Sunday Times\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 bestseller list, and sold more than ten million copies worldwide. A former freelance journalist who has written for the\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, Beckett's inspiration for the first David Hunter novel came after a visit to the world-renowned Body Farm in Tennessee introduced him to the work of forensic anthropologists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As well as co-winning the Ripper Award in 2018\/19, the largest European crime prize, Beckett won the Raymond Chandler Society's 'Marlowe' Award and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, CWA Dagger in the Library, and Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In addition to his David Hunter series, Beckett has written five standalone novels, one of which, \u003ci\u003eWhere There's Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e, was adapted into a major two-part drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680275271954,"sku":"9781504076166","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36d183f4-44b0-427f-9722-16c974bf1816.jpg?v=1734904249","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chemistry-of-death-9781504076166","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}