The Murder Book

The incredibly dramatic Sunday Times Tom Thorne bestseller

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THE BRAND NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR

TOM THORNE IS BACK . . . AND SO IS HIS WORST NIGHTMARE

A gripping, grisly read. Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer' ----- ANTHONY HOROWITZ

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...

He has everything 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.

And he'll do anything to keep it.

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.

PRAISE FOR MARK BILLINGHAM

'Mark Billingham is a master of psychology'
Ian Rankin

'Fast-paced and twisting'
Paula Hawkins

'At the very least it should reach the shortlist of this year's Booker prize'
The Times

Sunday Times bestseller on 14th and 21st June 2022. Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham was #1 Sunday Times bestseller on 1st February 2022.©2022 Mark Billingham Ltd

Mark BillinghamMark BillinghamLittle, Brown Book GroupTom Thorne

Crime Thrillers

Mystery

Police Procedural

Psychological

Thriller & Suspense

Women Sleuths

Fiction

Crime

Thriller

Exciting

Murder

Suspense

Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Fiction Crime Thriller Exciting Murder Suspense

Critic reviews

A gripping, grisly read . . . Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer

The sense of mounting dread would be unbearable were it not for Billingham's black humour that somehow highlights rather than undermines his sensitive depiction of the consequences of crime. The Murder Book [is] a brilliant thriller by a writer at the top of his game (Mark Sanderson)

This is Billingham at his most enjoyably melodramatic and you'll be knocked sideways by the barrage of twists

Another tense, taut and meticulously planned story, shimmering with edgy originality and depth. Crime fans know Billingham is a formidable talent

A notable rival for the title of Britain's leading male crime novelist

You'll be knocked sideways by the twists

It's Billingham at his most dramatic

Most relevant

This is the first time I've listened to a Tom Thorne book on audio and the icing on the cake for me was hearing Mark reading the story and voicing the characters as he had them in his head when he wrote it. They just came to life! This isn't like a normal 'author reading their book' car crash - Mark has acted in his past and read very very well. His voice sucked me in and carried me along so deeply that I was shocked to find I had reached end.

As for the story - well its a Mark Billingham Tom Thorne novel - what else is there to say apart from absolutely brilliant! You could read this as your first dip into his writing but I would thoroughly recommend starting from the very beginning. You won't regret it.