WHISPERS OF THE DEAD

Book ID/图书代码： 12844008B26158

English Summary/英文概要： Skin is a work of art, a nest of capillaries, glands and nerves that both regulates and protects. It is our sensory interface with the outside world, the barrier at which our individuality - our self - ends. And even in death, something of that individuality remains...Still suffering effects of a near fatal attack, David Hunter has returned to the Body Farm in Tennessee, the world-famous facility where he learned his trade as a forensic anthropologist, desperate to prove that he’s still up to the task. But while there a grisly discovery is made in a holiday cabin in the hills - a body, bound and tortured, and decomposed beyond recognition. Fingerprints found at the scene seem to identify the killer, but it soon becomes clear that nothing about this case is quite as it seems.Despite misgivings, Hunter is intrigued and agrees to help an old friend and colleague on the investigation. There are those who resent his presence, however, and Hunter begins to wonder if his entire trip hasn’t been a mistake. But then a second body is found and suddenly his involvement is no longer a matter of choice. The trail left by the killer begins to point to an impossible conclusion and Hunter finds that nothing he’s experienced before has prepared him for where it will lead...

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A Dr David Hunter novel
Recuperating from an attack that nearly killed him, forensic anthropologist David Hunter has returned to the renowned research facility where he first trained – the Body Farm in Tennessee. Still bearing physical and emotional scars, he hopes the trip will hone his old skills and restore his shattered confidence.

So when his former mentor invites him to assist on a murder investigation, he agrees. After all, he’s simply there as an observer, so what could possibly go wrong?

But even Hunter is unprepared for the gruesome nature of the killing. The victim has been bound and tortured, and the body has decomposed beyond recognition – far more so than it should have. Fingerprints at the scene appear to identify the killer; however, Hunter is convinced that nothing is quite as it seems.

Then a second body is found. Suddenly the team are plunged into a nightmare of deception and misdirection in pursuit of a macabre serial killer whose forensic knowledge seems disturbingly familiar. As the death toll rises and Hunter finds he’s made enemies within the investigation itself, he begins to wonder if they might be on the trail of a maniac who simply cannot be stopped . . .

Shocking, cunning and nerve-shriekingly exciting, Whispers of the Dead is the unputdownable new crime thriller from a No.1 international bestselling storyteller.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一個人身上的皮膚佈滿血管、腺體和敏感的神經源，如同一件完美的藝術品，一切都是處於嚴密的保護下。我們的感官與外接觸，而保護屏障就是我們自身，當死亡降臨時，這種特質依然留存。
經歷了一場致命的攻擊後，心有餘悸的David回到了位於田納西州的學院機構，努力證明自己還是勝任人類學家這個工作。但是，當初他在山上的小木屋度假時，卻發現一個可怕的命案現場：一具被捆綁著且已腐爛認不出模樣的屍體。現場採取的指紋，看起來可以證實兇手的身份，但不久後便發現，這個案子遠不如表面上所看到的那樣單純。
這一切激發了David查明真相的好奇心，於是他便幫助身為調查員的同事兼老朋友調查此案。而似乎有某個人並不想他參與此事，在發生許多怪事之後，David開始懷疑自己是不是一開始就不該淌這趟渾水。然而當屍體接二連三被發現時，他毫無選擇必須介入。兇手留下的線索預示著一個幾乎不可能被發現的真相，David發現自己之前所經歷的一切，都是為此真相而準備的……

Awards/获奖情况：版權已售:
German - Rowohlt Verlag GmbH
Italian - Casa Editrice Bompiani spa
Polish - Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z o.o.
Dutch - Uitg. Luitingh-Sijthoff BV

Review
Menacing, beautifully paced and with characters that wouldn’t disgrace the incomparable Michael Connelly, this marks Beckett’s transition to established star Daily Mail 20090123 Beckett is one of the country’s best crime writers...His books are intelligent, beautifully written and utterly gripping.---Sunday Express

About the Author/作者介绍： Simon Beckett worked as a property repairer, taught English in Spain and played percussion with several bands before becoming a novelist and freelance journalist. He writes for most national newspapers and colour supplements, including The Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and Observer.
http://www.simonbeckett.com/English/home.php
Simon Beckett在成為作家和記者前，曾是修理工人，到西班牙教授英文，現在他為英國許多報刊雜誌撰稿，包括《時代The Times》《每日電訊報Daily Telegraph》《獨立報The Independent》和《The Observer》，而後成為享譽國際的暢銷驚悚作家。作者網站: www.simonbeckett.com

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