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A killer is on the loose The victims children whose mothers cant protect themThe past is coming back to haunt the people of London a murderer is targeting the children of victims of Raymond Garvey an infamous serial killer from Londons past When Murder Squad veteran Detective Tom Thorne who solves the London Police Departments most difficult cases is called into what seems like for once an ordinary domestic murder he thinks hes caught a break A woman has been murdered by someone she knows A positive pregnancy test found on the floor beside her Thorne plans to question the husband arrest him and return home to deal with his own deteriorating personal lifeBut when a mysterious sliver of bloodstained X-ray that was found clutched in the victims fist is replicated at other crime scenes around the city Thorne realizes that this is not a simple case As the bits of X-ray begin to come together to form a picture it becomes clear that the killer knows his prey all too well and is moving through a list that was started long agoAs Thorne attempts to protect those still alive nothing and nobody are what they seem Not when Thorne is dealing with one of the most twisted killers he has ever hunted.
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Mark Billingham is one of the UK's most acclaimed and popular crime writers. A former actor, television writer and stand-up comedian, his series of novels featuring D.I. Tom Thorne has twice won him the Crime Novel Of The Year Award as well as the Sherlock Award for Best British Detective and been nominated for seven CWA Daggers. His standalone thriller IN THE DARK was chosen as one of the twelve best books of the year by the Times and his debut novel, SLEEPYHEAD was chosen by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 books that had shaped the decade. Each of his novels has been a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. A television series based on the Thorne novels was screened in Autumn 2010, starring David Morrissey as Tom Thorne and a BBC series based on the standalone thrillers IN THE DARK and TIME OF DEATH was shown in 2017.Mark is also a member of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. Performing alongside Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre, Stuart Neville, Doug Johnstone and Luca Veste, this band of frustrated rockers murders songs for fun at literary festivals worldwide.
