The Scent of Death - Paperback

by Simon Beckett (Author)

A forensics pathologist discovers evidence of murder--and worse--inside an abandoned hospital in this crime thriller: "A superbly strong read" (The Times, London).

Once a busy hospital, St. Jude's now stands derelict, awaiting demolition. When a partially mummified corpse is found in the building's cavernous loft, forensics expert Dr. David Hunter is called in to take a look. David can't say how long the body's been there, but he is certain it's that of a young woman. And that she was pregnant.

Then part of the attic floor collapses, revealing another of the hospital's secrets: a bricked-up chamber with beds inside. And some of them are still occupied. For David, what began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare--and it soon becomes clear that St. Jude's hasn't claimed its last victim.

"Simon Beckett's sixth novel featuring the forensic anthropologist David Hunter is arguably his best." --The Times (London)

Author Biography

Simon Beckett is a British journalist and author. His books, particularly his crime series with forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter, have sold twenty-one million copies worldwide. He has written for the Times, the Independent on Sunday, the Daily Telegraph and the Observer, amongst others. He won the Marlowe Award for Best International Crime Novel in 1996. In February 2019, he received the European Crime Fiction Star Award jointly with Swedish crime novelist Arne Dahl. He has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year, and twice shortlisted for the European Star Crime Fiction Award. Beckett is married and lives in Sheffield, England.