The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
Taste attributes: crimemysterythrillerpsychologicalfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeSerious and intricate: an unsavoury crime novel. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
Three years ago, David Hunter moved to rural Norfolk to escape his life in London, his gritty work in forensics, and a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. Working as a simple country doctor, seeing his lost wife and daughter only in his dreams, David struggles to remain uninvolved when the corpse of a woman is found in the woods, a macabre sign from her killer decorating her body.
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- Author
- Simon Beckett
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 400
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- Open Library
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