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Lazybones

Tom Thorne, Book 3

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Lazybones

By: Mark Billingham
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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 Someone - a woman, or somebody pretending to be a woman - is writing to convicted rapists in prison, befriending them and then brutally killing them when they are released.
DI Tom Thorne must discover the link between these killings and a murder/suicide that took place twenty-five years before; a tragedy to which the only witnesses were two small children, now adults and nowhere to be found...

How can you escape a past that will do a lot more than just catch up with you?
And how can Thorne catch a killer, when he doesn't really care about the victims?©2003 Mark Billingham; (P)2006 Time Warner AudioBooks Crime Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense

Critic reviews

"For those who have not yet come across the implacable D.I. Thorne and his team, treat yourself. You won't be disappointed." (Sunday Express)
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Easy listening, ok plot. Had guessed who it was sometime before the end. Different subjects matter, and quite a few twist that kept you going.

Easy listening

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What did you like most about Lazybones?

A good story told well. And I one whose ending I didn't see coming, although I had my usual fun guessing.

What did you like best about this story?

Opened up lots of false trails.

What does Robert Glenister bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Good voice and great story telling.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No. I just enjoyed it.

Any additional comments?

Billingham is becoming my favourite author.

Best Billingham yet!

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i love these books and to hear them in audio was brilliant!
i was hooked the whole way through!

Amazing!

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I saw a billboard advertising Billingham’s latest novel and thought I’d check him out because I like crime fiction.

I have listened to the first 3 books. Each time the detective was certain and completely wrong or had no idea until the killer targeted him. The books are more entertaining than nothing, but the detective isn’t particularly likeable and the cheesy interlude music will grind your gears after a book or two.

All in all, pretty mediocre stuff (but perhaps slightly better than a lot of the other trash out there). Will I listen to another book? Maybe. Or maybe I’ll try another author.. there’s nothing that has really drawn me in to Billingham’s books, but not too much that’s driven me away either. It’s just… meh…

Hapless detective solves crimes by always falling victim

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Great story & narrated great too. It really didn’t need the little bits of music & breathing though. I nearly gave up on the book half way through because of it.

The unwanted breathing in my ear!

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