Product Description
Newly demoted after stepping out of line once too often, and struggling to adjust, Detective Inspector Tom Thorne becomes convinced that a spate of suicides among the elderly in London is something more sinister. His concerns are dismissed by the murder squad he was once part of and he is forced to investigate alone. Now, unable to trust anybody, Thorne risks losing those closest to him as well as endangering those being targeted by a killer unlike any he has hunted before: a man with nothing to lose and a growing list of victims, a man who appears to have the power to make people take their own lives.
Reviews/Praise
—California Bookwatch
“Billingham’s narration is brisk and excellently paced. This gripping novel is a suspenseful detective story with rich, fully developed characters. It will appeal to all crime fiction fans.”
—Library Journal
“[D]elivers this well-written police procedural with verve and storytelling skill. . . . Although the eleventh in the series, this entry is a good place for listeners to become acquainted with this crime writer as author and narrator.”
—AudioFile [Earphones Award winner]
“Absorbing. . . . Billingham takes a chance by shaking up Thorne’s career, but it pays off in this consistently tense thriller that’s as much about Thorne as it is about solving the crimes.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Morse, Rebus, and now Thorne. The next superstar detective is already with us—don’t miss him.”
—Lee Child
“Billingham is one of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today.”
—Gillian Flynn
“Billingham is a world-class crime 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 is one of my favorite new writers.”
—Harlan Coben
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