Masterful storytelling and macabre forensic details make his novels utterly chilling reads TESS GERRITSEN Once 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 there, but he is certain it s that of a young woman. And that she was pregnant. Then part of the attic floor collapses, revealing another of the hospital s secrets: a bricked-up chamber with beds inside. And some of them are still occupied. For Hunter, what began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare. And it soon becomes clear that St Jude s hasn t claimed its last victim . . . Chilling, visceral and masterfully paced, Simon Beckett s new crime thriller will leave you gasping.
