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Cry Baby
By Mark BillinghamPublisher Description
Two boys run into the woods—but only one returns—in this new mystery from the award-winning “first-rate British crime writer” (The Washington Post).
In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes out. DS Tom Thorne takes on the case—which quickly spirals out of control when two people connected to the missing boy are murdered.
As London prepares to host the European Soccer Championships, Thorne fights to keep on top of a baffling investigation while also dealing with the ugly fallout of his broken marriage . . .
A prequel to Mark Billingham’s acclaimed debut Sleepyhead―which the Sunday Times voted one of the 100 books that shaped the decade―this chilling, compelling novel is the latest in “a series to savor” (Booklist).
“With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you don’t want to leave.” ―Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series
“Mark Billingham has brought a rare and welcome blend of humanity, dimension, and excitement to the genre.” ―George Pelecanos, bestselling author and Emmy-nominated writer
In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes out. DS Tom Thorne takes on the case—which quickly spirals out of control when two people connected to the missing boy are murdered.
As London prepares to host the European Soccer Championships, Thorne fights to keep on top of a baffling investigation while also dealing with the ugly fallout of his broken marriage . . .
A prequel to Mark Billingham’s acclaimed debut Sleepyhead―which the Sunday Times voted one of the 100 books that shaped the decade―this chilling, compelling novel is the latest in “a series to savor” (Booklist).
“With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you don’t want to leave.” ―Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series
“Mark Billingham has brought a rare and welcome blend of humanity, dimension, and excitement to the genre.” ―George Pelecanos, bestselling author and Emmy-nominated writer
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Paula-Petra
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Believable charactersLikable charactersMulti-layered charactersBeautifully writtenDescriptive writingFunny writingTwistyUnpredictable
Laura
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“How did Tom Thorne end up... wherever he is. His career has had so many ups and downs, as have his relationships with his superiors, his colleagues and his female friends. Technology like cell phones don't exist, which makes for an interesting twist to what we know and how we find things out. Ultimately we end up meeting all the usual people in a Thorne book, and this is a little like how Endeavour pays homage to Morse. What will complicate things is how do you recommend a reading order? For those of us who have read these since the beginning, this is a nice throwback. But there are those who will be new to them, and will want to start "at the beginning" - I think I'm on the side of starting with the original first, Sleepyhead
A far as mysteries go, it's ok. The child abduction plot has been done before, sometimes better, but as an introduction/explanation of Thorne's backstory it definitely works. The fear people have about losing a child, how friendships can be destroyed by one inattentive moment, and how seemingly random strangers can change everything.
eARC provided by publisher.”
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Anotherbook???
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