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| Original Title: | Whispers of the Dead |
| ISBN: | 0593055276 (ISBN13: 9780593055274) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | David Hunter #3 |
| Characters: | David Hunter |
| Setting: | Knoxville, Tennessee(United States) |
Simon Beckett
Paperback | Pages: 319 pages Rating: 4.08 | 8983 Users | 419 Reviews
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| Title | : | Whispers of the Dead (David Hunter #3) |
| Author | : | Simon Beckett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 319 pages |
| Published | : | January 2010 by Bantam Press |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Suspense. Mystery Thriller. European Literature. German Literature |
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In plain black letters were the words Anthropological Research Facility,' but it was better known but another, less formal name. Most people just called it The Body Farm.The victim has been bound and torturer, the body decomposed beyond recognition...A second body is found. In America to escape the violence that nearly killed him, forensics expert David Hunter needs to know whether he is still up to the job of confronting death in all its strange and terrible forms. Then a body is found in a remote cabin out in the woods. And then another... Pushed deep into the heart of a terrifying manhunt, Hunter begins to wonder if they're on the trail of a maniac who simply cannot be stopped. Shocking, cunning and heart-stoppingly exciting, here is the new crime thriller from a No. 1 intentional bestselling storyteller. (back cover)Rating Containing Books Whispers of the Dead (David Hunter #3)
Ratings: 4.08 From 8983 Users | 419 ReviewsRate Containing Books Whispers of the Dead (David Hunter #3)
3,5⭐ This series is still going strong - one more to go... For once all books have been translated to Danish :-)
just one word: awesome!!!
This is, finally, the novel I knew Simon Beckett was capable of writing. The first two David Hunter novels were full of potential but for various reasons they never quite lived up to it. This time though Beckett really nails it. Forensic anthropologist David Hunter has returned to the infamous "body farm" in Tennessee for some research and an excuse to get away from the country. Suddenly he finds himself joining old friend Tom in a homicide investigation which very soon spirals out of control.
Skin. The largest human organ, it is also the most overlooked.Dr David Hunter is still recovering from a near-fatal attack, and has left London temporarily to spend time at the Anthropology Research Facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. Most people just called it the Body Farm.This is where David Hunter first trained in forensic anthropology, and he hopes that this return trip will restore his shattered confidence and help him find out whether he is still up to the job. Given recent events, he is
A forensic puzzle turns into a disturbing, terrifying, and deadly game!As we crept past, waved on by a stone-faced police officer, I saw onlookers crowding a bridge that spanned the highway, leaning on the railing to gawk at the entertainment below. Then it was behind us, and the traffic resumed its usual flow as though nothing had happened.Tom seemed more his old self on the drive back from the cemetery. There was a sparkle in his eyes that I knew meant he was intrigued by this latest twist.
I read this in a day. It was very hard to put down. Another brilliant novel in the David Hunter forensic anthropologist series. This one was set in the US, at the Body Farm, the FBI's forensic outdoor lab--the place where they use real bodies to investigate all the things that happen to us when we die. Great stuff. This one was even gorier than the first two, a huge body count by the time David is finished, but it's superbly written and has an almost breathtaking climax. I know a lot more about
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