The Dying Hours

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The Dying Hours
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Author Mark Billingham
LanguageEnglish
Set in London
Published London
Publisher Little, Brown (Sphere)
Publication date
2013
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typeHardback, paperback
Pages410
ISBN 9781847444240

The Dying Hours is a 2013 book by British author, Mark Billingham. It is one of a series featuring his signature character, Tom Thorne.

Contents

Synopsis

Tom Thorne has returned to uniform duties, having been removed from the Murder Squad. Thorne is suspicious of a spate of deaths of elderly people that are officially ruled suicides, and begins investigating alone. Soon, he finds himself on the trail of a serial killer who preys on the elderly.

Reception

In the Tampa Bay Times , the author was described as 'fiendishly clever about subverting our expectations' with the 'breathtaking and surprising climax'. [1] A lengthy feature was published in The Independent [2] while Billingham was also interviewed by The Daily Telegraph [3] and BBC Radio 4. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Bancroft, Colette (23 September 2013). "Review: 'The Dying Hours' brings readers to breathtaking end". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Kidd, James (18 May 2013). "Mark Billingham: 'Just open your eyes'" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Hawthorne, Leon (28 May 2013). "Mark Billingham - 'The Dying Hours'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Frostrup, Mariella (9 June 2013). "Mark Billingham on his latest book The Dying Hours". BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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