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A review by wilde_book_reviews
What the Night Brings by Mark Billingham, Mark Billingham
dark
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A routine arrest for DI Thorne. As he leaves the building four officers are tucking into doughnuts. He's starving, it's 3am after all but there's none left for him. Apparently there were only 4 doughnuts in the box. A gift left on the police car with a note saying "thanks for all that you do."
The next day, three of those officers are dead and the fourth is fighting for her Life.
I don't say this very often, but this book is brilliant! Thorne, Tanner and Holland are a fantastic team. DI's working to find a serial cop killer, looking into possible corruption within the force. The content is so difficult and painful but Billingham's writing is somehow whimsical, yet serious. He manages to convey the horrible atrocities whilst keeping the banter.
I loved all of this. It is a police procedural and so much more. The extremes of these murders and then humour lift this novel to greatness.
Mark Billingham is up there with the greats. There's not that many authors that can get me to shed tears but he had me blubbering.
If you plan to read one book this year, you won't get many better thank this one. Yes, it's the 19th in the Tom Thorne series, but you don't need to have read the others. To date, I've only read the first Tom Thorne book, "Sleepyhead". Bear in mind there will be a couple of spoiler's in this for his previous novels.
I would like to convey my thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group for providing the opportunity to review this novel. All opinions are my own.
What The Night Brings is due to be released on 19th June 2025.
The next day, three of those officers are dead and the fourth is fighting for her Life.
I don't say this very often, but this book is brilliant! Thorne, Tanner and Holland are a fantastic team. DI's working to find a serial cop killer, looking into possible corruption within the force. The content is so difficult and painful but Billingham's writing is somehow whimsical, yet serious. He manages to convey the horrible atrocities whilst keeping the banter.
I loved all of this. It is a police procedural and so much more. The extremes of these murders and then humour lift this novel to greatness.
Mark Billingham is up there with the greats. There's not that many authors that can get me to shed tears but he had me blubbering.
If you plan to read one book this year, you won't get many better thank this one. Yes, it's the 19th in the Tom Thorne series, but you don't need to have read the others. To date, I've only read the first Tom Thorne book, "Sleepyhead". Bear in mind there will be a couple of spoiler's in this for his previous novels.
I would like to convey my thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group for providing the opportunity to review this novel. All opinions are my own.
What The Night Brings is due to be released on 19th June 2025.