{"product_id":"the-restless-dead-paperback","title":"The Restless Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Beckett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forensic pathologist gets mired in the deadly secrets of an English backwater village in this \"tense, gripping\" crime thriller (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTop forensics expert Dr. David Hunter is facing an uncertain future. His career hangs in the balance and his personal life has taken a turn for the worse. Then, he takes a call from Detective Inspector Lundy from the Essex force. Just up the coast from Mersea Island, a badly decomposed body has been found. The local police would welcome David's help with the recovery and identification--and they would especially like it if the body was identified as Leo Villiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeo Villiers is the adult son of a prominent regional family who went missing weeks ago, and the investigators are under pressure to close the case. Villiers was allegedly having an affair with a married woman, Emma Derby, who is also missing. The theory is that the young man disposed of his lover and then killed himself. But with the hands and feet missing and the face no longer recognizable, David has his doubts about the identity of the remains. As the remote wetlands give up ever more grisly secrets, David is slowly drawn into a toxic mire of family betrayals, provincial lies, and deadly stakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Restless Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep dive into darkness. Simon Beckett's masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads.\" --Tess Gerritsen, author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003ci\u003e Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The forensics are chillingly authentic, the writing is both taut and atmospheric.\" --Anne Cleeves, bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon 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\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760872030496,"sku":"9781504076173","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e6d9b77b50254a0fc2b5fc0ada9080e6.webp?v=1780192504","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-restless-dead-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}