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Tom Thorne

by Mark Billingham

19 books Started 2001 Latest 2022
Publication Reading Order

The Tom Thorne is a Police Procedural / Crime Fiction series by Mark Billingham, comprising 19 books published between 2001 and 2022. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
1 Sleepyhead 2001 Buy from Amazon
2 Scaredy Cat 2001 Buy from Amazon
3 Lazybones 2003 Buy from Amazon
4 The Burning Girl 2004 Buy from Amazon
5 Lifeless 2005 Buy from Amazon
6 Buried 2006 Buy from Amazon
7 Death Message 2007 Buy from Amazon
8 Bloodline 2009 Buy from Amazon
9 From The Dead 2010 Buy from Amazon
10 Good as Dead / The Demands 2011 Buy from Amazon
11 The Dying Hours 2013 Buy from Amazon
12 Thorne at Christmas: A Short Story Collection 2013 Buy from Amazon
13 The Bones Beneath 2014 Buy from Amazon
14 Time of Death 2015 Buy from Amazon
15 Love Like Blood 2017 Buy from Amazon
16 The Killing Habit 2018 Buy from Amazon
17 Their Little Secret 2019 Buy from Amazon
18 Cry Baby 2020 Buy from Amazon
19 The Murder Book 2022 Buy from Amazon
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About Mark Billingham

Mark Billingham is an award-winning British author of crime fiction and television dramas. Born in Birmingham in 1961, Billingham has worked as an actor, journalist, and teacher before turning to writing full-time. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne. The first book in the series, "Sleepyhead," was published in 2001 and won the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel. Billingham has since written over 20 novels in the Thorne series, as well as several standalone novels. Billingham's work is characterized by its gritty realism, psychological depth, and dark humor. He has received numerous awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger Award, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Billingham's novels have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. He has also written for television, including the popular crime drama series "Thorne," which was based on his novels.

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