The Burning Girl
The Burning Girl
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Summary
The fourth D.I. Thorne novel from the bestselling author of SLEEPYHEAD, SCAREDY CAT and LAZY BONES, in which a 20-year-old turf war between London gangs threatens to ignite again.
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The Burning Girl by Mark Billingham
Jessica Clarke had been set alight twenty years ago. Her attacker, quickly tracked down and eager to confess, was still in jail, his career as a hitman for North London gangs now well behind him. So who is harassing Carol Chamberlain, the arresting officer in that case, and claiming that he is the one who burned the girl? Now retired, Carol turns to DI Tom Thorne for help. He's up to his neck in an investigation into a series of killings, which appears to be the result of a turf war between rival gangs, and he's fed up to the gills with reporting to DCI Tughan, so helping Carol out looks like a good deed in a naughty world. Only the world is about to turn much nastier, so nasty in fact that he finds himself longing for a straightforward psycopath to hunt down. In Mark Billingham's fourth novel, he explores the effects of violence and greed on the lives of those who exploit their fellow beings in a novel of exceptional power.
'A disturbing and ruthlessly compelling novel' Sunday Express 'Murder and mystery do not come better than this.' What's On in London 'Brisk, racy read.' The Times 'Assured and shocking thriller.' The Guardian 'A cunning variation on the serial-murder theme.' Sunday Telegraph 'Scary, pell-mell, cliff-hanging thriller.' Literary Review
Mark Billingham is a stand-up comedian, appearing regularly at the Comedy Store. He has been awarded the 2003 Sherlock Award as the creator of the Best Detective created by a British writer and the inaugural Theakston's Old Peculier Award for the best crime novel of the year for LAZYBONES.
SKU | Unavailable |
ISBN 13 | 9780751534894 |
ISBN 10 | 0751534897 |
Title | The Burning Girl |
Author | Mark Billingham |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
Year published | 2005-05-16 |
Number of pages | 448 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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