NHFT Virtual book club meeting #42 – The Chemistry of Death

Following our visit to the remote mountainous range, the Appalachians where a father and daughter lived with no electricity, no family or connection to the outside world whilst reckoning with ghosts of their past in These Silent Woods

by Kimi Cunningham Grant; we move on to our next read - 'the skin crawlingly frightening David Hunter thriller' The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett. 

Dr David Hunter hoped he might at last have put the past behind him. But then they found what was left of Sally Palmer . . . 

It isn't just that she was a friend that disturbs him. Once he'd been a high-profile forensic anthropologist and all too familiar with the many faces of death, before tragedy made him abandon this previous life. 

Now the police want his help. 

But to become involved will stir up memories he's long tried to forget. Then a second woman disappears, plunging the close-knit community into a maelstrom of fear and paranoia. And no one, not even Hunter, is exempt from suspicion. 

Gruesome and gripping, this startling new British crime thriller has an unnerving and original twist. 

"A classy debut." The Times 

"Best thriller I've read all year." Tess Gerritsen 

We’ll be meeting on Thursday 9 January 2025 via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the events calendar on the Staff Room. 

We look forward to seeing you…