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- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
13 March 2018
Summary
‘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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751566925 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751566926 |
| Author: | Mark Billingham |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 13 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 353mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Tom Thorne Novels |
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Critics Review
Perfectly pitched and elegantly plotted, it has all of Billingham’s hallmarks, and should not be missed - Daily Mail on Die of Shame
Highly entertaining - The Times on Die of ShameAn awesome thriller - Heat on Die of ShameOne of his most unconventional, intriguing and entertaining books - Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express on Die of ShameIngenious … what is most impressive about this novel, however, is the astute observation - Laura Wilson, Guardian on Time of DeathDisplays all the virtues that have made Mark Billingham a bestseller: wit, careful plotting, attention to detail and great characterisation - Telegraph on Time of DeathBillingham ratchets up the tension, with a twist-filled climax that shows exactly why he’s one of the UK’s leading crime writers - Shortlist on Rush of BloodBillingham produces an astonishing final twist to complete his most ambitious and most accomplished book - Sunday Telegraph on In the DarkAbout The Author
Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer, and in 2026 he was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the genre.
Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Tom Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1.
Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.
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