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

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With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you don’t want to leave.” —Michael Connelly His first book in the Tom Thorne series left a strong impact on me, and I think this is where I really developed a strong love for British crime novels. From the latest Scandinavian serial killer to Golden Age detective stories, we love our crime novels! 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 STEINERA suspenseful, professional-grade north country procedural whose heroine, a deft mix of compassion and attitude, would be welcome to return and tie up the gaping loose end Box leaves. The unrelenting cold makes this the perfect beach read. In addition to his Tom Thorne series, Mark Billingham has also written other books, including several standalone thrillers, two out of which are being adapted for television by the BBC. Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects , has called Mark Billingham “one of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today,” and this novel brings together his popular detective Tom Thorne and straitlaced DI Nicola Tanner on a pair of lethally high-stakes cases.

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As ever with Billingham, a rich cast of characters and tense situations are marshalled with panache, leading to a final terrifying encounter' FINANCIAL TIMES I got introduced to Mark Billingham by a very special person to me Bridie.My first read was Buried which blew me away. While Tanner investigates the deadly spread of a dangerous new drug, Thorne is handed a case that he doesn’t take too seriously—until a spate of animal killings points to the work of a serial murderer. When the two cases come together unexpectedly, both Thorne and Tanner must risk everything to catch two very different killers.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. Part of that was down to him of course, and it was no more than common sense; the thorough preparations, the thought he put into it. The care taken each and every time and the refusal to get lazy. I first got introduced to the works of Mark Billingham when I received the very first book in the Tom Throne series, Sleepyhead, as a birthday gift from my mom. Brilliant storyline and characters who from the first chapter grabbed my attention and didn’t let go til the last word.

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One of DI Tom Thorne’s most harrowing cases begins with evidence that someone’s taken to slaughtering…cats.Enough feeling, though. There was always enough, and each time he could feel things starting to . . . even out inside him. A new Mark Billingham is always a treat and The Killing Habit hurls the reader straight into the action - the real mystery of the M25 cat killer. If you can judge a man's heart by his treatment of animals, then Tom Thorne has someone very dangerous on his hands. Thoroughly enjoyable for being so very real. Enough feeling, though. There was always enough left, and each time it was as though things were starting to … even out inside him.