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Recently demoted for stepping out of line once too often, prickly inspector Tom Thorne is convinced that a spate of suicides among the elderly in South London is something more sinister. When his concerns are dismissed by former colleagues at the CID, and even by his patient girlfriend, Thorne can only trust himself and his best friend-gay pub-crawling pathologist Phil Hendricks-with his suspicions of murder. Thorne draws a chilling connection between the deaths and a controversial case three decades old. But by going solo with his investigation, he not only risks the lives of those closest to him, but also further endangers those being targeted by a deranged killer-a man with the power and cold-blooded motives to coerce his vulnerable victims toward a breathtaking end.
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"Even in the best of times, Tom Thorne, the hero of a well-groomed series of police procedurals by Mark Billingham, is a moody chap. But he's hit rock bottom in The Dying Hours . . . The joy here comes from watching Thorne work under the radar while on the hunt for a killer who proves to be extremely clever and really, really mean."
The New York Times Book Review
"The Dying Hours is British author Mark Billingham's 11th novel about Thorne, a prickly loner who is a relentless investigator, often at the cost of his personal relationships . . . Billingham is fiendishly clever about subverting our expectations, the book's two-page prologue being a bravura example. He's also adept at sketching believable characters very quickly, so that each of the killer's ver
The Tampa Bay Times
"The Dying Hours' relentless pace doesn't slow down until the last word, proving why Billingham continues to be a best-seller in Great Britain."
The Sun Sentinel
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- SeriesTom Thorne #11