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Lifeless

Tom Thorne Novels, Book 5

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Lifeless

By: Mark Billingham
Narrated by: Mark Billingham
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About this listen

A series of killings

Three men, sleeping rough on London's mean streets, have been found brutally murdered - each victim kicked to death and found with a £20 note pinned to his chest. But were they killed at random, or were they targeted for a reason?

A deadly mission

Tom Thorne is posted to the same streets - working undercover, disguised as a homeless man. In a harsh and harrowing underworld, Thorne discovers the horrifying link between the homeless victims and the perpetrators of a 15-year-old atrocity.

A ruthless enemy

Those who know are keeping quiet. But the word on these streets is that the killer is a cop....

©2005 Mark Billingham (P)2005 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Modern Detectives Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Homelessness Exciting

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Second reading of the book, but first time listening to the narrator, Mark Billingham! Fantastic.

Lifeless

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I love Mark Billingham’s books and his narration is excellent. I did it find this book as gripping and engaging as others. There was a lot on describing characters some of whom were not very interesting.

Not as good as other books

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Read well. Good story line. Some good twists and turns. Very enthralling read. Worth listening to.

Lifeless Mark Billington

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Enjoyable, compulsive listening. Well read by the author. A must for fans of the TV series.

Recommended for British crime buffs

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Really enjoying di Tom thorn and mark billington is good narrating these books can’t wait for more

Excellent

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