The Scent of Death

The Scent of Death
First edition
AuthorSimon Beckett
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDavid Hunter
Release number
6
GenreCrime, Mystery
Set inLondon
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
12 February 2019
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Published in English
18 April 2019
Media typeHardback book
Pages358
ISBN978-0857504340
Preceded byThe Restless Dead 
WebsiteAuthor's webpage

The Scent of Death is the sixth novel by Simon Beckett to feature Dr David Hunter, a forensic anthropologist. It was first published in hardback in the United Kingdom in April 2019. It was published in Germany in February 2019 as Die ewigen Toten (German: The Eternal Dead).