Born in 1961 in solihull, warwickshire, mark billingham website grew up in birmingham. Gritty, fierce, and moving, here is a mustread for anyone who likes their crime fiction unflinchingand unforgettable. This was the start of a series of novels featuring tom thorne, a londonbased detective, and was an instant bestseller in the uk. He also won 1995 royal television society award for the best entertainment programme. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Little, brown publishing first uk edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. It was shortlisted for crime thriller of the year at the 2006 british book awards. So, please help us if the information about this author is out of date or inaccurate, and you know of a more complete source, please let. A former actor, television writer and standup comedian, his series of novels featuring d. A standalone novel, in the dark is a thriller with an unexpected scenario and an interesting twist. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mark billingham books online. A gun is fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, killing the. The novel launched a successful series featuring the london detective.
Billingham, the author of in the dark and buried, delivers a chilling thriller that begins with a body and a phone line, both of which are dead. Mark billingham audio books, best sellers, author bio. Having worked for some years as an actor and more recently as a tv writer and standup comedian his first crime. Every monday evening six people gather in a smart north london house to talk about addiction. Mark billingham was born in birmingham and grew up in the citys suburb of moseley. Billinghams series sortofhero, di tom thorne buried, 2007, etc. Mark billingham is a prolific crime novelist and standup comedian whose book in the dark is now a bbc drama.
See all books authored by mark billingham, including sleepyhead, and lazybones, and more on. Buy in the dark digital original by mark billingham isbn. Author profile mark billingham was born and brought up in birmingham. Below is a list of mark billinghams books in order of when they were originally released. The novel launched a successful series featuring the london detective tom. Below is a list of mark billingham s books in order of when they were originally released. Mark billinghams first standalone thriller, in the dark is his most powerful novel yet. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases cyber monday. Mark billingham has twice won the theakstons old peculier award for best crime novel and also won the sherlock award for best detective created by a british author. Mark billingham is the author of nine novels, including sleepyhead, scaredy cat, lazybones, the burning girl, lifeless, and buriedall times london bestsellersas well as the standalone thriller in the dark. Mark billingham is the bestselling author of the tom thorne series of crime novels as well as several standalone thrillers. A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping thriller about the danger of making friends on holiday, rush of blood is mark billinghams most ambitious and accomplished work to date.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The author is treading on unfamiliar ground, taking a chance on new characters and situations. Having worked for some years as an actor and more recently as a tv writer and standup comedian his first crime novel was published in 2001. His books, which include the critically acclaimed tom thorne series, have been translated into twentyfive languages and have sold over four million copies. There are currently 15 main books and a short novella in the series, which will be listed in order of publication below. I have this list of favourite authors, and a tendency to hoard their books. Mark billingham is a british author who writes mainly in the realm of crime fiction. He is perhaps best known for tom thorne series of books, however, in terms of literature, he has also written standalone novels, as well as branching out into childrens fiction, again in the thriller genre. A bestselling british crime author, mark billingham was born in birmingham and worked as an actor his roles including playing the role of gary in the cult hit childrens television series maid marion and her merry men, tv writer and standup comedian before publishing his first novel sleepyhead in 2001. When a dead body is found in a north london flat, it seems like a straightforward domestic murder until a bloodstained sliver of xray is found clutched in the dead womans fist and it quickly becomes clear that this case is anything but ordinary. 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. It was shortlisted for the 2010 cwa gold dagger and was adapted for television by the bbc in 2018.
Mark lives in north london with his wife and two children. His books, which include the critically acclaimed tom thorne series. In the dark will keep you on the edge of your chair through the entire book. The second book in the tom thorne series from bestselling author mark billingham, scaredy cat is a gripping, chilling tourdeforce. Mark billingham has 61 books on goodreads with 151242 ratings. The readership comes to the authors new book with some builtin expectations to overcome before they get down to the business of reading, and hopefully enjoying, the new title. A novel, in the dark, was also nominated for the crime writers association gold dagger at 2009 crime thriller awards. Talking about stepping out of his comfort zone to keep it fresh, the challenges of writing a series and much, much more.
Mark billingham was born and brought up in birmingham. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Death message is the unforgettable new entry in the suspense series featuring tom thorne, the next superstar detective lee child, from mark billingham, one of britains most compelling and talented crime writers. In the dark mark billingham on how being taken hostage informed his crime writing radiotimes the problem with novelists, says mark. The first half of the book deals with thornes discovery that there are really two killers at work and. Mark billingham books list of books by author mark. He attended the king edward vi camp hill school for boys grammar school in nearby kings heath, and lived in that general area right the way through university. For the creation of the tom thorne character, billingham received the 2003 sherlock award for best detective created by a british writer, and he has twice won the theakstons. In the year 2011, mark billingham was inducted into the itv3 crime thriller awards hall of fame. His books, which include the critically acclaimed tom thorne series, have been translated into twentyfive. Gritty, fierce, and moving, here is a mustread for anyone who likes their crime fiction unflinching 14and unforgettable.
Billingham has also tried his hand act acting, standup comedy and has written work for television. The eighth book in the tom thorne series, from bestselling author mark billingham. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Mark billingham a uniquely disturbing thriller from the bestselling creator of the inspector thorne novels. Reading the mark billingham books in order means catching up to the british authors tom thorne series. Author mark billingham bio and signed books vj books. Mark billingham has twice won the theakstons old peculier crime novel of the year award and has also won the sherlock award for best detective novel created by a british author. Having worked for some years as an actor and more recently as a tv writer and standup comedian his first crime novel. We try to keep bookbrowses biographies both up to date and accurate, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of its a tough task. Makes no sense whatsoever when i think about it, but in the dark got caught in the daftness and lurked on the shelves here for much much longer than it should have. Billingham, mark love like blood signed first edition uk copy author signed hardcover book. Bestselling author mark billingham admits to having had major doubts about the bbc making a new crime drama using a sidekick from his longrunning series of tom thorne novels. In the dark was nominated for the crime writers association gold dagger at the 2009 crime thriller awards.