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Love Like Blood

By: Mark Billingham
Narrated by: Avita Jay, Mark Billingham, Sagar Arya
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 'Groundbreaking and gripping' Sunday Times

A BLOODY MESSAGE

As DI Nicola Tanner investigates what appears to be a series of organised killings, her partner Susan is brutally murdered, leaving the detective bereft, and vengeful.

A POWERFUL ALLY

Taken off the case, Tanner enlists the help of DI Tom Thorne to pursue a pair of ruthless killers and the broker handing out the deadly contracts.

A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE

As the killers target their latest victim, Thorne takes the biggest risk of his career and is drawn into a horrifying and disturbing world in which families will do anything to protect their honour.

From number one bestseller Mark Billingham comes a masterful, intense crime novel that pits DI Tom Thorne against an evil beyond comprehension, yet shockingly real.

'One of the great series of British crime fiction' The Times

'Billingham is a world-class writer' Karin Slaughter

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The outstanding new Tom Thorne thriller, THEIR LITTLE SECRET, is available to pre-order now©2017 Mark Billingham Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Scary

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Critic reviews

His [Billingham's] storylines of murders that go unseen or unrecognised are chilling and moving, and Tom Thorne is on terrific form
Groundbreaking ... a gripping, unsensational take on a type of crime that is happening more frequently than many of us realise
[A] sensitive topic delicately handled, with a perfectly executed and thoroughly unnerving twist at the end
Irascible, irritating and indefatigable...Billingham's passionate depiction of the injustice and brutality that flow from these killings spills from every page, making this one of his most powerful crime novels, written with a fury that does both him and Thorne justice
Brilliant and unbearable
Entertaining, thought provoking and current
The author's rage, combined with his skill as a crime writer, makes this a gripping and genuinely tragic story
Shocking and topical, the 14th book in the Thorne series is an engaging thriller from one of Britain's best crime writers
Brave, topical, important and as uncomfortable to read as it is impossible not to
Want something to get the heart racing as you laze by the pool?...A thrilling read not for the faint-hearted
Mark Billingham has always defied the usual, and his new novel is no exception . . . the plot is red hot
A book that will leave you shaking with rage long after the thrill of the chase has faded.
This is a searing story, excitingly told with several unexpected twists in the tale
Love Like Blood 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 includes gasp-inducing moments of drama and some ingenious twists
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One of the best books I have read. It is unbelievably scary what people will do to one another for no reason.

Brilliant

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first book by this author and I really enjoyed it will read more of him

first book enjoyed it

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As a woman who was brought up in a fairly strict religious family but one with tremendous compassion, I am horrified to think that there are people suffering. In the name of honour. This book has certainly opened my eyes and I can only hope and pray that these practices will one day come to an end. Well written by the author. Couldn’t put it down.

Murder by another name.

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Brilliant sad worrying story. It's good Mark has written about this subject. Characters are great as usual.

Brilliant as usual, frightening with the truth of it all

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These stories are great and this one will not disappoint.
Did not foresee the ending.
Really clever story telling and food for thought.

Tom Thorne rides again

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