The Dying Hours

Now in paperback, this is the latest thriller featuring Tom Thorne. A haunting portrait of London's dark heart, and the darker heart of a twisted killer bringing terror to its streets. Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel, and 2 of his Tom Thorne thrillers have been adapted into a TV series on Sky 1. 'The best thrillers make you see familiar territory in a new light. Mark Billington has always done that.' "Sunday Telegraph"

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as 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.