Whispers of the Dead
Whispers of the Dead is a crime novel by Simon Beckett, first published in London by Bantam Press in January 2009, with Delacorte Press following in the US that June. The third David Hunter novel, it takes the forensic anthropologist back to Tennessee and the Knoxville Body Farm where he trained.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Delacorte Press, 2009
- First published
- Bantam Press, London, 2009
The first edition of Whispers of the Dead by Simon Beckett was published in New York, USA by Delacorte Press in 2009. We track 3 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Delacorte Press2009 Hardback I own Whispers of the Dead, Delacorte Press 2009 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Bantam Press2009 Hardback I own Whispers of the Dead, Bantam Press 2009 Log in to want this
- Isis2010 Hardback I own Whispers of the Dead, Isis 2010 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Knoxville
- Genre
- crime fiction, mystery fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Written in Bone
- Followed by
- The Calling of the Grave
In print
- Editions recorded
- 16 on Open Library, 8 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 5 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Whispers of the Dead?
The first edition of Whispers of the Dead by Simon Beckett was published in New York, USA by Delacorte Press in 2009.
How many editions of Whispers of the Dead are there?
We track 3 editions of Whispers of the Dead, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after Whispers of the Dead?
In order, it follows Written in Bone and it is followed by The Calling of the Grave, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Whispers of the Dead, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Whispers of the Dead (Q1124441), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Whispers of the Dead editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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