The Burning Girl by Mark Billingham

The Burning Girl

Tom Thorne #4

Mark Billingham

440 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Description

X marks the spot - and when that spot is a corpse's naked back and the X is carved in blood, DI Tom Thorne is in no doubt that the dead man is the latest victim of a particularly vicious contract killer.

Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 83%
adventurous 50%
tense 50%
funny 33%
challenging 16%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 33%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 75% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Average rating

3.66

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