Cry Baby by Mark Billingham

Cry Baby by Mark Billingham

The twentieth novel by Sunday Times number one bestseller Mark Billingham is a thrilling treat for fans and new readers alike - a prequel to his landmark, massively influential debut novel, Sleepyhead

Cry Baby is the perfect prequel to send us back to revel in Tom Thorne's twenty yearsAs if we needed reminding how good Mark Billingham is. * Val McDermid *
Tom Thorne is one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction. Mark Billingham is a master of psychology, plotting and the contemporary scene - making the Thorne novels the complete package. Twenty years in and better than ever. * Ian Rankin *
The tense, double-edged ending shows he has become one of Britain's best crime writers * The Times *
Mark Billingham is one the biggest names in crime fiction and one the genre's most formidable talents. * Peter James *
Billingham is always a must read * Harlan Coben *
That rare beast: a series that only gets better as it goes on. Mark Billingham is one of the best * John Connolly *
What a treat. Cry Baby works as a way into the series, but it's even more entertaining for us aficionados to see the origin story of Billingham's hero, watching him become the man who would make his debut in Sleepyhead * Observer *
Written with Billingham's characteristic flair and drive, with a protagonist who stalks every page * Daily Mail *
Established fans and newcomers alike will be thrilled * Publishers Weekly *
Mark Billingham has created a backstory for Thorne that is every bit as engrossing as you can expect. For me, the best prequel in the business is Endeavour, which looks at the backstory and development of Inspector Morse. Cry Baby is that good * Globe and Mail *
Billingham is an absolute crackerjack of a writer [...] Cry Baby is an exceptionally thrilling mystery * Winnipeg Free Press *
For anyone that hasn't read a Thorne novel yet Cry Baby will show them what they have been missing for the past two decades * Daily Express *

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer and in 2026 he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the genre. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Tom Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780751577259
ISBN 10	0751577251
Title	Cry Baby
Author	Mark Billingham
Series	Tom Thorne Novels
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2021-02-18
Number of pages	560
Prizes	Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.