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The Murder Book

The incredibly dramatic Sunday Times Tom Thorne bestseller

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The Murder Book

By: Mark Billingham
Narrated by: Mark Billingham
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 THE BRAND NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR

TOM THORNE IS BACK . . . AND SO IS HIS WORST NIGHTMARE

A gripping, grisly read. Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer' ----- ANTHONY HOROWITZ

Tom Thorne has it all.

In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. He finally has a love life worth a damn and is happy in the job to which he has devoted his life...

He has everything to lose.

Hunting the woman responsible for a series of grisly murders, Thorne has no way of knowing that he will be plunged into a nightmare from which he may never wake.

And he'll do anything to keep it.

Finally, Thorne's past has caught up with him and a ruinous secret is about to be revealed. If he wants to save himself and his friends, he must do the unthinkable.


PRAISE FOR MARK BILLINGHAM

'Mark Billingham is a master of psychology'
Ian Rankin

'Fast-paced and twisting'
Paula Hawkins

'At the very least it should reach the shortlist of this year's Booker prize'
The Times

Sunday Times bestseller on 14th and 21st June 2022. Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham was #1 Sunday Times bestseller on 1st February 2022.©2022 Mark Billingham Ltd Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Fiction Crime Thriller Murder Suspense
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Critic reviews

A gripping, grisly read . . . Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer
The sense of mounting dread would be unbearable were it not for Billingham's black humour that somehow highlights rather than undermines his sensitive depiction of the consequences of crime. The Murder Book [is] a brilliant thriller by a writer at the top of his game (Mark Sanderson)
This is Billingham at his most enjoyably melodramatic and you'll be knocked sideways by the barrage of twists
Another tense, taut and meticulously planned story, shimmering with edgy originality and depth. Crime fans know Billingham is a formidable talent
A notable rival for the title of Britain's leading male crime novelist
You'll be knocked sideways by the twists
It's Billingham at his most dramatic
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Well worth a listen. I will listen to the back catalogue as soon as practicable.

Very enjoyable

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I really enjoyed the story but it confirms my dislike of Tom Thorne. The last book was quite dark and this one is even darker but it was good to hear from Dave Holland. I was wondering he, Stone and Kitson had disappeared to. Although the narration is okay, I sometimes struggled to work out who was talking, especially in conversations between Thorne and Brigstock. Unlike some of Mark Billingham’s novels, I didn’t see the two big twists coming at all, which has to be a sign of a tale well told.

A dark tale.

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Wasn’t expecting the return of Tom Thorne, and it definitely lived up to my excitement. Gripping as always.

An unexpected continuation!

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Up till now I have read Mark Billingham detective Thorne books and enjoyed them. Really enjoyed the narration . Loved the London accent took me back to my youth and hearing my dad and uncles. An excellent story based in a part of London I grew up in , what could be better. Well worth listening to.

Loved listening instead of reading.

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Love the Tom Thorne books and this was another cracker. Mark’s writing and narration are superb.

A fantastic listen

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