Mark Billingham Libri

Il cadavere è nudo, inginocchiato sul materasso di uno squallido albergo di Londra. La testa è coperta da un cappuccio, le mani, legate con una cintura, sono protese in avanti come in preghiera. Il killer l'ha violentato ripetutamente. Poi l'ha strangolato. E alla fine, prima di dileguarsi, ha ordinato una corona funebre. Non saranno in molti a piangere la morte di Douglas Remfry, reduce da sette anni di reclusione per aver violentato tre giovani donne. Ma all'ispettore Thorne della squadra crimini speciali della polizia di Londra non interessa il passato della vittima. Il suo compito è trovare l'assassino e consegnarlo alla giustizia.

Alison Willets giace in un letto d'ospedale. Può vedere, sentire, persino comunicare con un lieve sbattere di palpebre, ma la sua vita dipende dalle macchine a cui è attaccata. Chi l'ha ridotta così è un killer spietato, che uccide le sue vittime con un'abile pressione delle dita sull'arteria vertebrale. Tre ragazze sono già morte e, per l'ispettore Tom Thorne, se Alison è viva significa che nella procedura del killer qualcosa è andato storto. Finché non scopre l'agghiacciante verità: non è lei l'errore, ma le tre vittime precedenti.

A searing, raw and honest memoir of television's greatest SAS veteran. Sergeant Major Mark 'Billy' Billingham recounts his life, twenty-seven years of military service as an elite soldier, and new-found fame on the hugely successful Channel Four series SAS: Who dares Wins.

'Had me laughing out loud one minute and emotional the next. I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' --- CLAIRE DOUGLAS This is one case Miller won't want to open . . . Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands. Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er do well Wayne Cutler - a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of. Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of.

A lavish signed, numbered, limited edition hardback of the groundbreaking first Tom Thorne novel by Mark Billingham, as he publishes his 20th novel - a prequel to the unforgettable 'Sleepyhead'.

International bestselling author Peter Robinson turns his razor-sharp instinct for crime writing to this unique anthology featuring the cream of crime fiction. With a selection of 15 stories featuring established bestsellers and new voices, The Penguin Book of Crime Stories is a compelling page-turner—the all-in-one read mystery lovers have been waiting for. This not-to-be-missed collection includes riveting stories by Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, Sara Paretsky, John Harvey, George Pelecanos, Eric Wright, Robert Sawyer, José Latour, Robert Barnard, and Mark Billingham. The talent found in these pages will not only keep you guessing, but will also keep you up at night.

'Groundbreaking and gripping'Sunday Times A BLOODY MESSAGE As DI Nicola Tanner investigates what appears to be a series of organised killings, her partner Susan is brutally murdered, leaving the detective bereft, and vengeful. A POWERFUL ALLY Taken off the case, Tanner enlists the help of DI Tom Thorne to pursue a pair of ruthless killers and the broker handing out the deadly contracts. A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE As the killers target their latest victim, Thorne takes the biggest risk of his career and is drawn into a horrifying and disturbing world in which families will do anything to protect their honour. From number one bestseller Mark Billingham comes a masterful, intense crime novel that pits DI Tom Thorne against an evil beyond comprehension, yet shockingly real. ________________ 'One of the great series of British crime fiction' The Times 'Billingham is a world-class writer' Karin Slaughter