Synopsis
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...
Tom Thorne has it all... 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. A nightmare that has a name.
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9781408712450
- Number of pages: 416
- Dimensions: 241 x 162 x 37 mm
- Weight: 670g
- Languages: English
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A gripping and tense thriller!
DI Tom Thorne and his colleague DI Nicola Tanner are searching for the woman who’s killing to emulate the three monkeys, see no evil, hear no evil, speak n... READ MORE
The Murder Book by Mark Billingham
The Murder Book by Mark Billingham is book 18 in the Tom Thorne series. This is another excellent and engrossing read.
Nicole Tanner and Phil Hendricks fea... READ MORE
Top class crime fiction from a master of the art
I loved The Murder Book. Revisiting Tom Thorne, Phil Hendricks and Nicola Tanner is such a treat. And in this, the 18th in the series, Billingham shows us ... READ MORE
Tom and Nicola the dream team.
Mark Billingham is one of my favourite crime authors and I always wait with bated breath for the next installment of Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner. The murd... READ MORE
Spine tingling!
Mark Billingham at his best.......actually, when is he not?
Tom Thorne, along with Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, are on the trail of a vicious serial k... READ MORE
Great read
Another great book from Mark Billingham, as you start to read you wonder when the story will twist and turn, it doesn't disappoint. Couldn't bear to put th... READ MORE
Bed of thornes
As always, Mark Billingham delivers the spiky goods. This is a very enjoyable addition to the Thorne oeuvre and long time readers will be happy. I do have ... READ MORE
Delivers for diehard Thorne fans and newbies alike
Thank you to the author, publisher Little, Brown, and online book club The Pigeonhole for the chance to read this. This is an honest and voluntary review. ... READ MORE
Love this long running series
Mark Billingham is one of my favorite authors. I don't bother with reading the flyleaf as I just know I'm in for a great read. Billingham writes stand alon... READ MORE
Brilliant!
I read this book as slowly as I could - I didn't want it to end! It is 2 years since we last visited Tom Thorne, Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks - it has ... READ MORE
Another cracking addition to the Thorne series
Oh, my! Another cracking addition to the Thorne series. Yes, it can be read alone, but, why would you? With a back catalogue as good as this series.
Mark ... READ MORE
outstanding
I have had the pleasure to have read all Mark Billinghams book since Sleepyhead was published in 2001 and its been quite a reading journey, however, I have... READ MORE
A solid entry in the series
The latest instalment in the Tom Thorne series harks back to previous cases, and it is definitely better if you have read those first (specifically, I thin... READ MORE
Twists and turns keep the pages turning
Tom Thorne is back.
Tom thinks he has everything he wants and life is great.
How wrong Tom was.
The Murder Book is a nail biting read as you follow Tom,... READ MORE
What a book!
THE MURDER BOOK by Mark Billingham
I’ve been a fan of Mark Billingham’s writing for many years now and have been avidly following DI Tom Thorne since the ... READ MORE
A fantastic read
The Murder Book is the eighteenth book in the DI Tom Thorne series which this is a welcome addition. This book will also garner sympathy for Thorne but not... READ MORE