Image from Amazon.com
The restless dead / Simon Beckett.
By: Beckett, Simon.
Series: Beckett, Simon. Dr David Hunter: 5.Publisher: Thorpe, Isis, 2020Edition: Large print edition.Description: 546 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781785418136; 1785418130.Subject(s): Hunter, David (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Forensic anthropologists -- Fiction | Murder -- Investigation -- England -- Essex -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: 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 the Essex police, it comes at the perfect time. A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters. Under pressure to close the case, they would like it to be the son of a prominent local family who went missing weeks ago. But Hunter has doubts about the identity: the hands and feet are missing, the face no longer recognisable. Then more remains are discovered - and as these desolate wetlands begin to give up their grisly secrets, Hunter is reminded that it's not the dead we need to fear...| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Available | 38055013146535 | ||||
| Adult book | St Helens Library Large Print | Available | 38055013138037 |
Total reservations: 0
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 the Essex police, it comes at the perfect time. A badly decomposed body has been found in the mudflats and salt marshes of the Backwaters. Under pressure to close the case, they would like it to be the son of a prominent local family who went missing weeks ago. But Hunter has doubts about the identity: the hands and feet are missing, the face no longer recognisable. Then more remains are discovered - and as these desolate wetlands begin to give up their grisly secrets, Hunter is reminded that it's not the dead we need to fear...
Adult.