Helpful Score: 4
I was fortunate to be chosen to read this prior to its release and I really loved it. I raved about it to everyone I knew, telling them they had to run out and buy it as soon as it was available! I can't wait for his next book. It'll be one that I run out to buy as soon as it is released.
Helpful Score: 2
Remember way-back when Patricia Cornwell wrote great thrillers that were chock-full of forensic detail? Beckett is better.
FYI: book does contain some rather unpleasant violence towards women.
FYI: book does contain some rather unpleasant violence towards women.
This was an excellent read! It's full of forensic detail, and very atmospheric. There's just enough introspection to flesh out the main character, without getting too bogged down or giving away all of his secrets, and it's rare to find even a minor character who doesn't have some complexity. As far as finding whodunnit, the reader is kept guessing right to the end.
Helpful Score: 1
The Chemistry of Death is by the up-and-coming British author, Simon Beckett. It's a forensic mystery/thriller akin to Kathy Reichs' "Bones." It has well-developed, believable characters and great plot twists that you don't see coming. Don't miss this one! (Can't wait to read the sequel, "Written in Bone.")
Karin M. (happy-cats) reviewed The Chemistry of Death (David Hunter, Bk 1) on + 43 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book will grab you from the first page and won't let you go until you are finished. If you expect light bedtime reading to make you drowsy, this is not for you. Outstanding! And I can't wait to read the next one.
