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A review by mbfeeney
From The Dead by Mark Billingham
3.0
I've read a couple of the Thorne books and they are always a fairly easy read. Pretty much what you expect from a detective story set in London.
This one was no different. Billingham sets up the story well in the prologue that makes you wonder what's going on and slowly unravels the plot twists and red herrings.
The way Billingham swaps between Thorne's POV and that of the main "baddy" is very clever as you get to see both sides of the investigation as each side try and find out who's behind the photos and what the other side know.
I've never seen the TV adaptation of these books and I'm glad as they usually ruin the books for me, even though the main character is played by one of my favourite actors - David Morrissey.
The only complaint I have about this instalment is that my favourite character, Phil Hendricks, isn't in this one as much as others. I really enjoy the interaction between him and Tom Thorne.
I will no doubt read more of the series, but they're not up at the top of the list of "must buys".
This one was no different. Billingham sets up the story well in the prologue that makes you wonder what's going on and slowly unravels the plot twists and red herrings.
The way Billingham swaps between Thorne's POV and that of the main "baddy" is very clever as you get to see both sides of the investigation as each side try and find out who's behind the photos and what the other side know.
I've never seen the TV adaptation of these books and I'm glad as they usually ruin the books for me, even though the main character is played by one of my favourite actors - David Morrissey.
The only complaint I have about this instalment is that my favourite character, Phil Hendricks, isn't in this one as much as others. I really enjoy the interaction between him and Tom Thorne.
I will no doubt read more of the series, but they're not up at the top of the list of "must buys".