Hi filos,
Todays reviews is sixth book in the David Hunter series, The Scent of Death by Simon Beckett. I found this series when looking for more books that followed a Forensic anthropologist like Tempe Brennan.
Dr David Hunter life is going well. He is in a happy relationship and he is in demand again as a police consultant again.
Then David received a call asking for his help. A body has been found in the awaiting to be demolition St Jude’s Hospital.
A partially mummified corpse has been discovered in the hospital’s cavernous loft. The mummified remains mean but not even Hunter can say how long it’s been there. All he knows for sure is that it’s the body of a young woman. And that she was pregnant.
Then the floor collapse of the loft floor reveals another of the hospital’s secrets. A sealed-off chamber, still with beds inside. Some of the beds occupied.
It looks like a straightforward case, but it becomes a twisted nightmare that threatens everyone around David. The investigation springs more surprises, one thing is certain. St Jude’s hasn’t claimed its last victim .
The Scent of Death is an intriguing mystery that wraps David past and present.
Simon Beckett has created a story that is fast paced and will keep the reader in interested. There is a great mixture of science, investigation, drama with a dashed of David personal life. The case has multiple thread that twist in way that will keep you interested and surprised.
David Hunter is a likeable leading man, he is dealing with the scars (physical and mental) from his past and trying to make a new life for him.
If you haven’t read the other books in the David Hunter series than you can read The Scent of Death as a Stand alone book. If you have the time I would start from the beginning.
My rating for The Scent of Death is 4.5 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Transworld for supplying me with a e-book copy of The Scent of Death for a fair and honest review.
The Scent of Death is out in the UK on the 18th April 2019.
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Gem x
