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Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.His [Billingham's] storylines of murders that go unseen or unrecognised are <b>chilling </b>and <b>moving</b>, and Tom Thorne is on <b>terrific </b>form
The Times
His [Billingham's] storylines of murders that go unseen or unrecognised are <b>chilling </b>and <b>moving</b>, and Tom Thorne is on <b>terrific </b>form
The Times
<b>Groundbreaking </b>... a gripping, unsensational take on a type of crime that is happening more frequently than many of us realise
Sunday Times
<b>Groundbreaking </b>... a gripping, unsensational take on a type of crime that is happening more frequently than many of us realise
Sunday Times
[A] sensitive topic delicately handled, with a <b>perfectly executed</b> and <b>thoroughly unnerving twist</b> at the end
The Guardian
[A] sensitive topic delicately handled, with a <b>perfectly executed</b> and <b>thoroughly unnerving twist</b> at the end
The Guardian
Irascible, irritating and indefatigable...Billingham's passionate depiction of the injustice and brutality that flow from these killings spills from every page, making this <b>one of his most powerful crime novels, written with a fury that does both him and Thorne justice</b>
Daily Mail
Irascible, irritating and indefatigable...Billingham's passionate depiction of the injustice and brutality that flow from these killings spills from every page, making this <b>one of his most powerful crime novels, written with a fury that does both him and Thorne justice</b>
Daily Mail
<b>Brilliant </b>and unbearable
Independent
<b>Brilliant </b>and unbearable
Independent
<b>Entertaining</b>, thought provoking and current
West Australian
<b>Entertaining</b>, thought provoking and current
West Australian
The author's rage, combined with his skill as a crime writer, makes this a <b>gripping </b>and genuinely tragic story
Literary Review
The author's rage, combined with his skill as a crime writer, makes this a <b>gripping </b>and genuinely tragic story
Literary Review
<b>Shocking and topical</b>, the 14th book in the Thorne series is an engaging thriller from one of Britain's best crime writers
Daily Express
<b>Shocking and topical</b>, the 14th book in the Thorne series is an engaging thriller from one of Britain's best crime writers
Daily Express
<b>Brave, topical, important</b> and as uncomfortable to read as it is impossible not to
Heat
<b>Brave, topical, important</b> and as uncomfortable to read as it is impossible not to
Heat
Want something to get the heart racing as you laze by the pool?...<b>A thrilling read</b> not for the faint-hearted
Sun
Want something to get the heart racing as you laze by the pool?...<b>A thrilling read</b> not for the faint-hearted
Sun
Mark Billingham has always defied the usual, and his new novel is no exception . . . <b>the plot is red hot</b>
Globe and Mail
Mark Billingham has always defied the usual, and his new novel is no exception . . . <b>the plot is red hot</b>
Globe and Mail
A book that will leave you shaking with rage long after <b>the thrill of the chase</b> has faded.
Chris Brookmyre
A book that will leave you shaking with rage long after <b>the thrill of the chase</b> has faded.
Chris Brookmyre
This is<b> a searing story</b>, excitingly told with several unexpected twists in the tale
Irish Independent
This is<b> a searing story</b>, excitingly told with several unexpected twists in the tale
Irish Independent
<i>Love Like Blood</i> has a rich seam of biting wit, impeccable plotting and realistic police detail. The result is an intelligent and hugely entertaining thriller that treats its subject with sensitivity. It <b>includes gasp-inducing moments of drama and some ingenious twists</b>
The People
<i>Love Like Blood</i> has a rich seam of biting wit, impeccable plotting and realistic police detail. The result is an intelligent and hugely entertaining thriller that treats its subject with sensitivity. It <b>includes gasp-inducing moments of drama and some ingenious twists</b>
The People