Simon Beckett (10 kníh)
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Simon Beckett Chémia smrtiZa odľahlou dedinou Manham v Norfolku sa nájde znetvorená mŕtvola Sally Palmerovej. Doktora Huntera sa udalosť dotkne nielen preto, že mladú ženu osobne poznal - bývalý londýnsky súdny antropológ sa už tri roky snaží zabudnúť na tragickú smrť svojich blízkych práve na vidieku. A tak vo chvíli, keď ho polícia požiada, aby jej pomohol vypátrať vraha, najprv odmietne, aby v sebe neoživil spomienky na bolestnú…
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Simon Beckett Chemie smrti CZV Norfolku nedaleko zapadlé vesničky Manham je nalezeno znetvořené ženské tělo. Doktora Davida Huntera, který se v těchto odlehlých končinách snaží zapomenout na tragickou smrt svých blízkých, se tento nález dotkne i proto, že oběť – Sally Palmerovou – znal osobně. Když ho osloví místní policie s prosbou o pomoc při pátrání po vrahovi, nejprve odmítne. Poté co se začnou objevovat v okolí další znetvořená těla,…
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Simon Beckett Chemistry Of Death ENThree years ago, forensics expert David Hunter abandoned his old life after a tragedy nearly destroyed him. Now working as a doctor in a remote Norfolk village, he believes he's left his past behind. But then they find what’s left of Sally Palmer... The body has been savagely mutilated. The police need Hunter's expertise to find the killer, but he is desperate to remain uninvolved. Then a second woman disappears and…
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Simon Beckett Chladný popel CZNa odlehlém hebridském ostrově Runa čeká na forenzního antropologa doktora Davida Huntera hrůzný objev: z mrtvoly, která byla téměř celá spálena, zbyly pouze nohy a jedna ruka. Instinkty i profesionální zkušenost doktoru Hunterovi napovídají, že nejde o nešťastnou náhodu. Navíc Runa zdaleka není onou poklidnou komunitou, jakou se jeví na první pohled – a spálené tělo je pouze jedním z jejích temných tajemství. V…
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Simon Beckett Stone Bruises ENThe words seem absorbed by the afternoon heat, lost amongst the trees. In their aftermath, the silence descends again. I know then that I'm not going anywhere... Sean is on the run. We don't know why and we don't know from whom, but we do know he's abandoned his battered, blood-stained car in the middle of an isolated part of rural France at the height of a sweltering summer. Desperate to avoid the police, he takes…
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Simon Beckett The Calling of the Grave ENAt first glance it could have been anything – a stone, a knotted root – until you looked more closely. Thrusting out of the wet earth, its bones visible through rags of flesh, was a decomposing hand...’ It was eight years ago that they found the body buried on the moor. They were certain that this was one of psychotic rapist and multiple murderer Jerome Monk’s teenage victims. Which left just two more bodies to…
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Simon Beckett The Scent of DeathOnce 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. He can't say how long the body's been...
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Simon Beckett Whispers of the Dead ENIn plain black letters were the words Anthropological Research Facility,' but it was better known but another, less formal name. Most people just called it The Body Farm. The victim has been bound and torturer, the body decomposed beyond recognition... A second body is found. A nightmare is about to begin... A serial killer is at work and the death toll is rising... A brutal abduction - a helpless victim is…
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