The Murder Book follows Tom Thorne on his most devastating journey yet. Even his beloved main character can be a target for improvisation-Billingham has consciously avoided nailing down every last detail of Thorne's backstory, and that has left the author space to come up with something new and interesting about his protagonist in novel after novel.īillingham released his latest novel this summer. Like comedy, Billingham's crime novels rely on pacing and creativity. Perhaps Billingham's success has something to do with his ability to see the connections between his talents. Along the way, he somehow found time to become an award-winning crime novelist: today, Billingham is best known as the author of the Detective Inspector Tom Thorne mystery series. The British-born novelist broke into comedy back in the mid-80s, and he went on to work as an actor and a screenwriter. Mark Billingham is a man of many talents.
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