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Changing short description from "A 2007 novel by Simon Beckett" to "2007 novel by Simon Beckett"

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{{Short description|2007 novel by Simon Beckett}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox book

| name = Written in Bone
| image = File:Written_in_Bone_first_edition_cover_art.jpeg
| caption = First UK edition
| alt = Cover art to the 2007 Bantam Press edition of "Written in Bone" by Simon Beckett
| author = Simon Beckett
| cover_artist =
| country = Scotland
| language = English
| series =
| subject =
| genre = Crime fiction, Mystery
| published = 2007
| publisher = [[Bantam Press]] (UK)<br>[[Delacorte Press]] (US)
| media_type = Book
| pages = 328
| awards =
| isbn = 9780385340052
| oclc = 123767270
| dewey =
| congress =
| preceded_by = [[The Chemistry of Death]]
| followed_by = [[Whispers of the Dead]]
| wikisource =
}}

'''''Written in Bone''''' is a novel written by the [[Great Britain|British]] [[crime fiction]] writer [[Simon Beckett]], first published in 2007. It is the second novel to feature Dr. David Hunter.<ref>{{cite book|title=Written in Bone|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123767270|via=OCLC Worldcat|oclc = 123767270|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Written in Bone|journal=Publishers Weekly|date=2007-08-20|volume=254|issue=33|page=44|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-34005-2|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

Set in the [[Outer Hebrides]], this crime novel features [[forensic anthropology|forensic anthropologist]] Dr. David Hunter. In this volume, he is called in to examine a badly burned body found in a deserted house on a small island while contending with both personal and professional obstacles. It received positive reviews as being better than Beckett's first novel, with satisfying plot twists and well-implemented scientific details.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Zvirin|first=Stephanie|title=Written in Bone|journal=Booklist|date=September 1, 2007|volume=104|issue=1|page=65|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/Written-in-Bone/pid=2086313|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

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[[Category:2007 British novels]]
[[Category:Dr David Hunter (series)]]
[[Category:Novels set in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Bantam Press books]]
[[Category:Delacorte Press books]]

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