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Simon Beckett

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in Sheffield, The United Kingdom

April 20, 1960

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After an MA in English, Simon Beckett spent several years as a property repairer before a stint teaching in Spain. Back in the UK, he played percussion in several bands. He has been a freelance journalist since 1992, writing for The Times, The Independent on Sunday Review, The Daily Telegraph, The Observer and other major British publications. In 2002, as part of an article on the National Forensic Academy, he visited the Body Farm in Tennessee. This last commission was the inspiration behind the internationally bestselling The Chemistry of Death, which was shortlisted for the CWA's Duncan Lawrie Dagger and has been translated into 21 languages. Simon Beckett is married and lives in Sheffield. The author of six novels, his second David Hunt ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 116,053 ratings · 6,798 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Chemistry of Death (David Hunter, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 33,505 ratings — published 2006 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Written in Bone (David Hunter, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 20,464 ratings — published 2007 — 109 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whispers of the Dead (David Hunter, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 16,130 ratings — published 2009 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Calling of the Grave (David Hunter, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,056 ratings — published 2010 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Totenfang (David Hunter, #5) by Simon Beckett, Sabine Längsfeld (Translator), Karen Witthuhn (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 7,994 ratings — published 2016 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die ewigen Toten (David Hunter #6) by Simon Beckett, Karen Witthuhn (Translator), Sabine Längsfeld (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 7,340 ratings — published 2019 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Verlorenen (Jonah Colley #1) by Simon Beckett, Karen Witthuhn (Translator), Sabine Längsfeld (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 5,158 ratings — published 2021 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stone Bruises 3.48 avg rating — 3,402 ratings — published 2014 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obsession 3.21 avg rating — 2,283 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flammenbrut by Simon Beckett, Michaela Link (Übersetzer) 3.40 avg rating — 2,091 ratings — published 1997 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When it comes to misfortune, we are all selfish at heart, offering up the same prayers: not me, not mine. Not yet.”
― Simon Beckett, Written in Bone

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“Nie ma drugich szans, są tylko inne. Jakąkolwiek podejmiesz decyzję, życie zawsze będzie inne niż wtedy, gdybyś podjął inną.”
― Simon Beckett, The Chemistry of Death

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“Historia naszego życia, a czasem i śmierci, jest zapisana w kościach.”
― Simon Beckett, Written in Bone

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Voting for September 2020 Group Read - a book with the letters C-R-I-M-E in the title.

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

13 votes, 48.1%

Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

6 votes, 22.2%

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

2 votes, 7.4%

The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett

2 votes, 7.4%

Kindred Crimes by Janet Dawson

2 votes, 7.4%

A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith

1 vote, 3.7%

The Minutes of the Lazarus Club by Tony Pollard

1 vote, 3.7%

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