The Murder Book
- Authors: Mark Billingham
- Series: Book 18 in the Tom Thorne series
- Type: Novel
- Genres: Mystery
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- Rating: 4.4 based on 7,068 reviews
- Release Date: July 5, 2022
- Print length: 416 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Tom Thorne finally has it all.
In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. His love life is newly reformed by a promising relationship and he is happy in the job he has devoted his life to.
As he sets off 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. A nightmare that has a name. Thorne's past threatens to catch up with him and a ruinous secret is about to be revealed. If he wants to save himself and his friends, he will have to do the unthinkable.
Tom Thorne finally has a lot to lose.
Accolades
Praise for The Murder Book
A spate of brutal murders threatens the newfound happiness of "one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction
This is the eighteenth book in a series that began in 2001 and has established Thorne as one of British crime fiction’s most iconic characters. Billingham is a masterful plotter, and here he supplies a few alarming teasers before delivering one of his most amazing endings ever.
Masterly…the intricate plot matches superior characterizations. Thorne fans will eagerly await his next outing.
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