Mark Billingham

Mark Billingham is a stand-up comedian, appearing regularly at the Comedy Store. He has been awarded the 2003 Sherlock Award as the creator of the Best Detective created by a British writer. He has also written drama for children's television, including Knight School which won the Royal Television Society Award for best children's drama.

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Maxim Jakubowski's view on DI TOM THORNE...

A dogged London cop whose beat somehow invariably crosses into the dark side and confronts evil at its cleverest. DEATH MESSAGE is the 7th in the series, and BLOOD LINE appears in August 2009.

D I Thorne series:
1. Sleepyhead
2. Scaredy Cat
3. Lazybones
4. The Burning Girl
5. Lifeless
6. Buried

7. Death Message

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Good as Dead Mark Billingham The Hostage Police officer Helen Weeks walks into her local newsagent's on her way to work. Little does she know that this simple daily ritual will change her life forever. It's the last place she expects to be met with... Format: Hardback - Released: 18/08/2011 Lovereading Price: £12.74 - Saving £4.25 (25%)

From the Dead Mark Billingham It has been a decade since Alan Langford's charred remains were discovered in his burnt-out car. His wife Donna was found guilty of conspiracy to murder her husband and served ten years in prison. But just before she is released,... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/03/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Sleepyhead Mark Billingham A 2012 World Book Night selection. It's rare for a young woman to die from a stroke and when three such deaths occur in short order it starts to look like an epidemic. Then a sharp pathologist notices traces of benzodiazepine... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/09/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

From the Dead: Unabridged Audiobook Mark Billingham This is an unabridged audiobook title. The 8th in this excellent London based crime series and its comes out just as books get the TV treatment in ‘D I Thorne’ staring David Morrissey. In From the Dead a woman,... Format: CD-Audio - Released: 01/09/2010 Lovereading Price: £19.14 - Saving £6.38 (25%)

In the Dark Mark Billingham Shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2009. CWA Judges’ comments: ‘A cutting, topical take on drug crime in contemporary London, with a brilliantly engineered twist.’ Billingham moves away from the DI... Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2009 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Death Message Mark Billingham Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2009. DI TOM THORNE - a dogged London cop whose beat somehow invariably crosses into the dark side and confronts evil at its cleverest. DEATH MESSAGE is the 7th in the series, and... Format: Paperback - Released: 29/05/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Death Message Mark Billingham Billingham hits a winning formula again. The seventh in the Tom Thorne series keeps the body count high as a killer seeks revenge on those who killed his family while he was in prison and those who put him inside... Format: Hardback - Released: 06/09/2007 Lovereading Price: £8.24 - Saving £2.75 (25%)

Buried Mark Billingham His past couple of Tom Thorne novels haven’t been quite as good as expected, but thankfully with Buried, Billingham is back at the top of his game. He does for London what Rankin does for Edinburgh. This title is also... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Buried Mark Billingham His past couple of Tom Thorne novels haven’t been quite as good as expected, but thankfully with Buried, Billingham is back at the top of his game. He does for London what Rankin does for Edinburgh. The narration by Robert... Format: Audiobook On Cd - Released: 08/05/2006 Lovereading Price: £11.98 - Saving £4.00 (25%)

The Burning Girl Mark Billingham One of our fastest rising stars, a stand-up comedian before he turned author, with his fourth novel but there are no jokes here. He has a series character, Tom Thorne, and all four are highly recommended. This is London gangland... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/05/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)