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Forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter is no stranger to the physical process of death. The dead all have their story and Hunter is determined to find it . . . regardless of the personal cost.

THE GRIPPING THRILLER FROM MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER SIMON BECKETT

The disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley’s young son almost destroyed him. A phone call from an old friend leads Jonah to the warehouse Slaughter Quay, and the discovery of four bodies, with a link to his son’s case. Attacked and left for dead in the dark, Jonah is the only survivor.

Under suspicion himself for what happened at Slaughter Quay, Jonah uncovers a network of secrets and lies about the people closest to him – forcing him to question what really happened to his son all those years ago….

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praise for the lost

‘A terrific thriller from one of our finest crime writers at the top of his game’

PETER JAMES

 ‘Beckett has created a roaring, full throated thriller.’

DAILY MAIL

‘Beckett is an expert in doling out information in the right-sized snippets and at the right intervals to keep the tension high.’

LITERARY REVIEW

‘A brutal, kinetic thrill ride.’

CRIME MONTHLY

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Simon Beckett’s books have now sold 12 million copies worldwide, been translated into 29 languages, and become Sunday Times and No.1 international bestsellers.

In 2019 he was the joint winner of the European Crime Fiction Star Award, (also known as ‘The Ripper’) the largest crime writing award in Europe.

His latest novel, THE LOST, went straight to No.1 in the German hardback charts in August 2021, and remained there for five weeks.

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