Praise for What the Night Brings : " Incandescent with its brilliant plotting and much needed doses of gallows humor , the story proceeds with considerable speed to a staggering ending that may not be the one readers will be expecting." --Jane Murphy, Booklist (starred review) "Detective Inspector Tom Thorne returns for the 19th installment of Mark Billingham's critically acclaimed suspense series . Do not under any circumstances peek at the ending . Joy, along with its antithesis, heartbreak, should never be foreshadowed." --Bruce Tierney, BookPage (starred review) "London police detective Tom Thorne and his colleagues -- including the irreverent and ever-entertaining pathologist, Phil Hendricks -- race against the clock to pursue a deadly, highly focused criminal who appears to be targeting police officers, possibly as acts of terrifying revenge." --Daneet Steffens, Boston Globe "The more attached you are to this standout franchise, the harder its final revelations will hit you." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Mark Billingham and the Tom Thorne Novels: "Masterly. the intricate plot matches superior characterizations.
Thorne fans will eagerly await his next outing." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on The Murder Book "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." -- Booklist (starred review), on The Murder Book "Mark Billingham's Detective Inspector Tom Thorne books are consistently excellent: easily some of the best police procedurals in print, with a complicated lead sleuth at their heart. But The Murder Book raises the bar considerably." -- BookPage , starred review, on The Murder Book "A fantastic thriller, combining a gripping plot and lead characters of remarkable depth.Readers who grab this one but aren't familiar with its predecessors will be seeking them out. A series to savor.
" -- Booklist (starred review), on Their Little Secret "The twisted plot unfolds gradually, with a maximum of suspense. Billingham never strains credulity in this thoughtful page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on Their Little Secret "Morse, Rebus, and now Thorne. The next superstar detective is already with us--don't miss him." --Lee Child "Billingham is a world-class writer and Tom Thorne is a wonderful creation. Rush to read these books." --Karin Slaughter "With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you don't want to leave.
" --Michael Connelly "Mark Billingham has brought a rare and welcome blend of humanity, dimension, and excitement to the genre." --George Pelecanos.