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Mark Billingham

    2. červenec 1961

    Mark Billingham je autorem, který se ponořil do světa detektivních románů poté, co nabral zkušenosti jako herec, televizní scenárista a stand-up komik. Jeho literární tvorba často zkoumá temnější stránky lidské povahy a společnosti, přičemž si zachovává osobitý styl, který je zároveň napínavý i poutavý. Využívá své všestranné zkušenosti k vytváření živých postav a spletitých zápletek, které čtenáře udrží v napětí až do samého konce. Jeho díla jsou ceněna pro svou schopnost proniknout do psychologie zločinu a lidské motivace.

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    • 2025

      What the Night Brings

      The most shocking, gripping Tom Thorne thriller yet

      The latest installment in the Tom Thorne series showcases Billingham's exceptional storytelling, delivering a gripping and shocking narrative that stands out as one of his finest works. The novel promises to engage readers with its intense plot and unexpected twists, highlighting the author's mastery in crafting compelling crime fiction.

      What the Night Brings
    • 2024

      Detective Inspector Tom Thorne hat endlich das Glück, nach dem er strebte. Doch mehrere Männer werden tot aufgefunden, verbunden durch mysteriöse Weingläser und eine Suche nach Liebe. Die Ermittlungen zeigen, dass ein perfides Spiel hinter den Morden steckt, und Thorne wird persönlich bedroht.

      Die Handschrift des Bösen. Der neue Fall für Tom Thorne
    • 2024

      'Had me laughing out loud one minute and emotional the next. I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' --- CLAIRE DOUGLAS This is one case Miller won't want to open . . . Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands. Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er do well Wayne Cutler - a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of. Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of.

      The Wrong Hands
    • 2023

      THE FIRST NEW SERIES FROM #1 BESTSELLER MARK BILLINGHAM IN 20 YEARS. 'Readers rejoice! A captivating new series from Mark Billingham, the very best in the business' --- RICHARD OSMAN Meet Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated... He's a detective, a dancer, he has no respect for authority - and he's the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller. A double murder in a seaside hotel sees a grieving Miller return to work to solve what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Just why were two completely unconnected men taken out? Despite a somewhat dubious relationship with both reality and his new partner, can the eccentric, offbeat Miller find answers where his colleagues have found only an impossible puzzle? 'Funny, moving, and full of surprises . . . an absolute treat' --- MICK HERRON 'Billingham blends caustic humour, raw emotion and rollercoaster thrills. His new series is bursting with wit, charm and intriguing, complex characters' --- JANICE HALLETT

      The Last Dance
    • 2023

      Alice Frances Armitage, bis vor Kurzem Detective Constable bei der Mordkommission der Metropolitan Police im Norden Londons, weiß, wie man für Recht und Ordnung sorgt. Aber da, wo sie ist, nützt ihr das gar nichts. Nicht, weil es in Psychiatrien eben grundsätzlich chaotisch zugeht, sondern weil sie selbst Patientin ist. Seit ihr Kollege bei einem Routineeinsatz erstochen wurde, leidet sie an einer posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung. Der Alkohol und die Drogen haben sicher auch nicht geholfen, und nachdem Alice ihrem Freund eine Weinflasche über den Kopf gezogen hat, war es mit dem Verständnis ihres Arbeitgebers endgültig vorbei. Wenn sie die psychiatrische Akutstation wieder verlassen darf, will Alice ihre Wiedereinstellung durchboxen. Aber auch ohne Dienstmarke beginnt sie sofort Nachforschungen anzustellen, als einer ihrer Mitpatienten ermordet wird. Die Polizei will sie nicht einbeziehen, und so muss sie heimlich Beweise sammeln und sich auf die wenigen Kontakte verlassen, die sie noch hat. Alices Leben gerät endgültig aus den Fugen, als sie merkt, dass sie niemandem auf der Station trauen kann - am wenigsten sich selbst.

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    • 2022

      The Murder Book

      • 400 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      4,0(1749)Ohodnotit

      THE BRAND NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR TOM THORNE IS BACK . . . AND SO IS HIS WORST NIGHTMARE A gripping, grisly read. Mark Billingham is a terrific crime writer' ----- ANTHONY HOROWITZ Tom Thorne has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. He finally has a love life worth a damn and is happy in the job to which he has devoted his life... He has everything to lose. Hunting the woman responsible for a series of grisly murders, Thorne has no way of knowing that he will be plunged into a nightmare from which he may never wake. And he'll do anything to keep it. Finally, Thorne's past has caught up with him and a ruinous secret is about to be revealed. If he wants to save himself and his friends, he must do the unthinkable. PRAISE FOR MARK BILLINGHAM 'Mark Billingham is a master of psychology' Ian Rankin 'Fast-paced and twisting' Paula Hawkins 'At the very least it should reach the shortlist of this year's Booker prize' The Times Sunday Times bestseller on 14th and 21st June 2022. Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham was #1 Sunday Times bestseller on 1st February 2022.

      The Murder Book
    • 2021

      OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Workbook

      • 96 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Strengthen students' understanding of key OCR GCSE topics and develop the vital skills required to attain the best results possible in the exams, with this expert-written Student Workbook. Written by experienced examiner Mark Billingham, this write-in Student Workbook:

      OCR GCSE (9-1) Psychology Workbook
    • 2021

      It's rare for a young woman to die from a stroke and when three such deaths occur in short order it starts to look like an epidemic. Then a sharp pathologist notices traces of benzodiazepine in one of the victim's blood samples and just traceable damage to the ligaments in her neck, and their cause of death is changed from 'natural' to murder.The police aren't making much progress in their hunt for the killer until he appears to make a mistake: Alison Willetts is found alive and D.I. Tom Thorne believes the murderer has made a mistake, which ought to allow them to get on his tracks. But it was the others who were his mistakes: he doesn't want to take life, he just wants to put people into a state where they cannot move, cannot talk, cannot do anything but think.When Thorne, helped by the neurologist looking after Alison, starts to realise what he is up against he knows the case is not going to be solved by normal methods - before he can find out who did it he has to understand why he's doing it.

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    • 2021

      Rabbit Hole

      • 464 stránek
      • 17 hodin čtení
      3,4(320)Ohodnotit

      The shocking, original and completely unpredictable new novel from multi- million selling master Mark Billingham is a standalone thriller to keep readers up at night.

      Rabbit Hole
    • 2021

      Der allererste Fall für Tom Thorne, eine der legendärsten britischen Krimifiguren Im Sommer 1996 laufen zwei kleine Jungen von einem Spielplatz in den angrenzenden Wald – doch nur einer von ihnen kommt wieder heraus. Und er verliert kein Wort darüber, was im Wald geschehen ist. Von dem anderen Jungen fehlt seither jede Spur. Detective Tom Thorne nimmt sich des Falls an. Dieser gerät jedoch außer Kontrolle, als zwei Personen, die mit dem vermissten Jungen in Verbindung stehen, ermordet werden. Und so kämpft Thorne, während sich London auf die Ausrichtung der Fußballeuropameisterschaft vorbereitet, mit den Wirrungen dieses rätselhaften Falls – und mit den hässlichen Folgen seiner zerbrochenen Ehe …

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