The Scent of Death

<p><b>* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - now streaming on Paramount+ * </b><br><br><b>Adapted from <i>The Chemistry of Death</i> and <i>Written in Bone</i> - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter</b><br><br><b>'A superbly strong read' <i>The Times </i></b><br><br><b>What began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare . . . </b><br><br>Once a busy hospital St Jude's now stands derelict awaiting demolition.<br><br>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. He 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>And it soon becomes clear that St Jude's hasn't claimed its last victim . . .<br><br><b>Chilling visceral and masterfully paced Simon Beckett's new crime thriller will leave you gasping.</b></p>