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Good As Dead

By: Mark Billingham
Narrated by: Mark Billingham
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Summary

 The Hostage
Police officer Helen Weeks walks into her local newsagent's on her way to work. Little does she know that this simple daily ritual will change her life forever. It's the last place she expects to be met with violence, but as she waits innocently at the till, she comes face to face with a gunman.
The Demand
The crazed hostage-taker is desperate to know what really happened to his beloved son, who died a year before in youth custody. By holding a police officer at gunpoint, he will force the one man who knows more about the case than any other to re-investigate his son's death. That man is DI Tom Thorne.
The Twist
While Helen fights to stay alive and the body-count rises,Thorne must race against time if he is to bring a killer to justice and save a young mother's life.©2011 Mark Billingham Ltd Crime Thrillers Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Exciting Scary Suspense
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This is a book I read on my honeymoon two years ago. I absolutely loved the audio version and it was great to hear the author narrate it. I love the Tom Thorne books & have listened to all except one in the last 8wks.

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Considering how ropey the previous installment of the long-running DI Thorne series was, this book was a real return to form. It was gripping from start to finish. Recommended.

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The mood of this book grips the listener from the very beginning. The twists and turns of the plot as the story unfolds will have you believing that you have traced the developments to a satisfying conclusion only to execute some nifty side-stepping and prove you wrong. As for the narration, Mark Billingham is exceptional - even better than some of the radio actors that narrate Audible's books. He gave distinct and believable voice to every character. An astounding achievement.

Astounding accomplishment

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This book was very good storyline excellent. Narrator was very clear and really made the story. On to one of the others in the series.

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I'm steadily working my way through this series and I think this tenth book is my favourite so far. It starts with a bang when a shopkeeper takes two of his customers hostage and then insists that Thorne looks into his sons death while in a young offenders prison. The plot is exciting, fast paced and nail-bitingly tense as Thorne raced against time to solve the mystery before anyone was hurt. This is definitely Thorne at his best and I didn't want to put this one down.

Mark does an amazing job narrating his own books. To me he is Thorne and should have played him in the TV series!

Best in the series ......... so far!

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