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Rabbit Hole

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

Long-listed, CWA Gold Dagger, 2022

Long-listed, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, 2022

Get Mark Billingham's pulse-racing new Tom Thorne thriller, The Murder Book, now!

My name is Alice. I'm a police officer. I'm trying to solve a murder on a psychiatric ward. But I'm also a patient.

They were meant to be safe on Fleet Ward: psychiatric patients monitored, treated, cared for. But now one of their number is found murdered, and the accusations begin to fly. Was it one of his fellow patients? A member of staff? Or did someone come in from the outside?

DC Alice Armitage is methodical, tireless, and she's quickly on the trail of the killer.

The only problem is, Alice is a patient too.

©2021 Mark Billingham Ltd (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Detective Crime Witty Murder Suspense

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Critic reviews

"Fast-paced and twisting." (Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train)

"A deeply compelling read." (Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange)

"One of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today." (Gillian Flynn)

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Oh my word Mark Billingham and Maxine Peak is a match made in heaven. Sublime.

Rabbit Hole

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I'm a book binger, but there was something about this story that wasn't making me listen for hours on end. I wanted to love it. It was a great story idea. But... It just wasn't for me. I do really enjoy a lot of this author's other work though (and Maxine Peake is always great).

Interesting story idea, but hard to engage with

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I really wanted to like this book and for the first few hours I did - having been somewhere very much like fleet ward and met some similar characters, Billingham’s descriptions made me chuckle. Unfortunately I then found it dragged and I stopped listening completely with 5hrs still to go.

Far too long

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Absolutely loved this book. Brilliant story , poignant, insightful and funny. Great writing Mark Billingham.

Another great book

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I'm already a big fan of Mark Billingham & this latest novel really hits the spot! I couldn't put it down through all the twists and turns & honestly loved every minute.

Mark always gives his characters such depth they seem to come alive and Alice is no exception. Her mental health issues, treatment & experiences were so relatable & realistic, it's hard to believe she's just the creation of one man's imagination, albeit a very talented man.

Maxine Peake did an excellent job of narrating & really helped bring the story to life.

Highly recommend!

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