The Killing Habit (Tom Thorne Novels)

Billingham, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751566969 ISBN 13: 9780751566963

Publisher: Sphere, 2019

'One of the great series of British crime fiction' The Times

From multi-million-copy number one bestseller Mark Billingham comes a twisting, unbearably gripping DI Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner thriller inspired by a dramatic real-life case.

How do you catch a killer who is yet to kill?

We've all heard about the signs: coldness, cruelty, lack of empathy. DI Tom Thorne knows the psychological profile of a psychopath all too well, so when pets start disappearing on suburban London streets, he sees a chance to stop a future murderer.

Others are less convinced, so Thorne relies on DI Nicola Tanner to help him solve the case, before the culprit starts hunting people. The journey brings them face to face with a killer who will tear their lives apart.

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'A new Mark Billingham is always a treat and The Killing Habit hurls the reader straight into the action. Thoroughly enjoyable for being so very real' SUSIE STEINER

'Mark Billingham on superb form. A finely paced and polished procedural, with twists and turns galore and an ending that will chill your soul' CARA HUNTER

'An unconventional literary superstar' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'As ever with Billingham, a rich cast of characters and tense situations are marshalled with panache, leading to a final terrifying encounter' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Thorne is a terrific invention' IRISH INDEPENDENT

Review:

Another tough but utterly intriguing entry in one of the best British police detective series going (Winnipeg Free Press)

One of the great series of British crime fiction (The Times)

A new Mark Billingham is always a treat and The Killing Habit hurls the reader straight into the action. Thoroughly enjoyable for being so very real. (Susie Steiner, author of Missing, Presumed and Persons Unknown)

Mark Billingham on superb form. A finely paced and polished procedural, with twists and turns galore and an ending that will chill your soul. (Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home)

An unconventional literary superstar (Mail on Sunday)

As ever with Billingham, a rich cast of characters and tense situations are marshalled with panache, leading to a final terrifying encounter (Financial Times)

Entertaining, thought provoking and current (West Australian)

Thorne is a terrific invention (Irish Independent)

The strength of the DI Thorne novels is in the knowledge that all of this could be real. The closing of the novel will please even the most discerning fan of the police procedural, and leave you yearning for more. (Crime Fiction Lover)

Want something to get the heart racing as you laze by the pool?...A thrilling read not for the faint-hearted (Sun)

Book Description:

The latest masterpiece from multi-award-winning number-one bestseller Mark Billingham sees DI Tom Thorne and DI Nicola Tanner hunting a killer who is yet to kill . . .