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Author
Series
Detective Miller novels volume 1
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Maverick sleuth Declan Miller is back at work following the murder of his wife (and amateur ballroom dancing partner), Alex. Working with new partner and heavy metal enthusiast DS Sara Xiu, he is tasked with investigating the double killing of gangland family scion Adrian Cutler and IT consultant Barry Shepherd at the Sands Hotel. Initial evidence suggests a hired gun and a botched job. The search for the hitman begins and Miller begins to reconnect...
2) Sleepyhead
Author
Series
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
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 in one of the victim's blood samples and just traceable damage to the ligaments in her neck, and their cause of death is changed from 'natural' to murder. The police aren't making much progress in their hunt for the killer until he appears to make a mistake: Alison...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In the gripping ninth Tom Thorne novel, a man long thought killed by his long-suffering wife turns up alive. And other people begin to turn up dead. A decade ago, 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 sentenced to ten years in prison. But before she is released, Donna receives a nasty shock: an anonymous letter containing a photo of her husband....
4) Scaredy cat
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
[2003], ©2002
Language
English
Description
Detective Inspector Tom Thorne tracks two serial killers who seem to be working hand-in-hand, trying to catch them before those closest to him get caught in the crossfire of the investigation.
5) Bloodline
Author
Series
Publisher
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A murderer is targeting the children of victims of an infamous serial killer from London's past and Murder Squad veteran Detective Tom Thorne finds he's dealing with one of the most twisted killers he has ever hunted.
6) Cry baby
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes out. DS Tom Thorne takes on a case that quickly spirals out of control when two people connected with the missing boy are murdered. As London prepares to host the European soccer championships, Thorne fights to keep on top of a baffling investigation while also dealing with the ugly fallout of his broken marriage. A prequel to Billingham's acclaimed...
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When DI Tom Thorne is called to conduct a routine assessment at the site of a suicide, he expects to be in and out in no time. But when he arrives at the metro station, where a woman named Philippa Goodwin threw herself in front of an underground train, Thorne inexplicably senses something awry and feels compelled to dig deeper. He soon discovers that she was the victim of a callous con-man who preys on vulnerable women, and whose deception plunged...
9) Lazybones
Author
Series
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Detective inspector Tom Thorne investigates a series of murders of ex-convicts by an anonymous pen-pal who befriended the convicts while they were in prison and then murdered them upon their releases.
10) The murder book
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"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...
11) Lifeless
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"To friends and enemies alike, it looks as though Tom Thorne's career is on the skids. Depressed by the recent loss of his father and berated for seriously overstepping the mark on his last case, he's been encouraged to take "gardening" leave. For am ambitious detective - especially one without so much as a window box - it's a fairly dire situation." "But not as dire as the situation for London's homeless. Three men, sleeping rough on the streets,...
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