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So many things that could have been different. An almost infinite number of them: the flight of the ball, the angle of the bat, the movement of his feet as he skipped down the pitch. The weather, the time, the day of the week, the whatever. The smallest variance in any one of these things or in...

The Hostage Police officer Helen Weeks walks into her local newsagent's on her way to work. Little does she know that this simple daily ritual will change her life forever. It's the last place she expects to be met with violence, but as she waits innocently at the till, she comes face to face...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER You never know who's watching . . . Every Monday evening, six people gather in a smart North London house to talk about addiction. There they share their deepest secrets: stories of lies, regret, and above all, shame. Then one of them is killed - and it's...

The eighth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham. When a dead body is found in a North London flat, it seems like a straightforward domestic murder until a bloodstained sliver of X-ray is found clutched in the dead woman's fist - and it quickly becomes clear that...

The sixteenth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham. 'Hugely intelligent and authentic' BELINDA BAUER, AUTHOR OF SNAP She says she's an ordinary mother. He knows a liar when he sees one. Sarah thinks of herself as a normal single mum. It's what she wants others...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'He lay crumpled on his back. Very lonely, very dead. The safe door was wide open. A metal drawer was pulled out. It was empty now. There may have been money in it once.' Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe's on a case: his client, a dried-up husk of a woman, wants him to...

Perfect strangers. A perfect holiday. The perfect murder... Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday takes a tragic twist: the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later...

Discover the second of the two masterful hit novels adapted for the massive new BBC One Drama series In The Dark, featuring brilliant heroine Helen Weeks - continuing from number one bestseller Time of Death. 'Billingham produces an astonishing final twist' Sunday Telegraph A rainy night in...

'Groundbreaking and gripping' Sunday Times A BLOODY MESSAGE As DI Nicola Tanner investigates what appears to be a series of organised killings, her partner Susan is brutally murdered, leaving the detective bereft, and vengeful. A POWERFUL ALLY Taken off the case, Tanner enlists the help of DI...

It seems like a straightforward domestic murder until a bloodstained sliver of X-ray is found clutched in the dead woman's fist - and it quickly becomes clear that this case is anything but ordinary. Thorne discovers that the victim's mother had herself been murdered fifteen years before by...

"The Chunter Basha" - a military location in the jungle where soldiers would come together to plan, moan and vent - is a podcast where former SAS Sergeant Major, celebrity bodyguard, philanthropist and author Mark "Billy" Billingham MBE shares captivating stories from his career and discusses a variety of life topics with his (civilian) buddy Brian. Always a little further.

Discover the second of the two masterful hit novels adapted for the massive new BBC One Drama series In The Dark, featuring brilliant heroine Helen Weeks - continuing from number one bestseller Time of Death. 'Billingham produces an astonishing final twist' Sunday Telegraph A rainy night in...

When Donna Langford receives a very recent photo of her ex-husband in the post, she gets the shock of her life. Because she's just spent ten years in prison for organising his murder. When her daughter goes missing, Donna believes there can only be one man responsible and hires Anna Carpenter, a...

The Sounds of Crime is an exclusive collection of five brand new short stories by some of the best crimewriters around. Using the theme of 'audio', this unique collection features brand new stories by Lawrence Block, Peter James, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham and Christopher Fowler.

L'anticonformista detective Declan Miller è tornato al lavoro dopo che sua moglie, anche lei detective (e compagna di ballo amatoriale) è stata assassinata. Alla coppia viene affidata l'indagine su un doppio omicidio: il rampollo della famiglia malavitosa Adrian Cutler e il consulente informatico Barry Shepherd sono stati entrambi uccisi al Sands Hotel, in due stanze a pochi metri l'una dall'altra.

Audible exclusive. Mark Billingham joins us to talk about his new book, Die of Shame. Who will die? Who will be betrayed? Who will kill? Talking about stepping out of his comfort zone to keep it fresh, the challenges of writing a series and much, much more. About Die of Shame: full of betrayal, deceit and suspense, Die of Shame is the spectacular new book from number-one best seller Mark Billingham - author of Time of Death and In the Dark, both soon to be major BBC series.

Killing becomes a twisted team sport in this “smart, fast-paced procedural” (Booklist) from the award-winning author of Sleepyhead. It was a vicious, calculated murder. The killer selected his victim at London’s Euston station, followed her home on the tube, strangled her to death in front...

Sechs Wochen ist es her, dass seine Frau Alex ermordet wurde. Mitleidige Blicke aber verbittet sich Detective Sergeant Declan Miller, als er früher als angekündigt wieder zum Dienst bei der Lancashire Police erscheint. Viel Zeit für Anteilnahme bleibt ohnehin nicht: Im Sands Hotel an der Küste von Blackpool werden in einer Nacht zwei Männer erschossen. Der eine kein unbeschriebenes Blatt: Adrian Cutler war der jüngste Sohn von Wayne Cutler, Anführer einer stadtbekannten Verbrecherbande. Die Identität des anderen Mannes gilt es herauszufinden.

När Douglas Remfry släpps fri från fängelset, där han avtjänat ett långt straff för våldtäkt, har han planer på att börja ett helt nytt liv. Men drömmarna får ett abrupt slut. Efter bara tio dagar i frihet hittas hans kropp på ett sjaskigt hotell i utkanten av London. Naken, fastbunden och misshandlad nästan till oigenkännlighet. En kort tid därefter mördas en annan sexförbrytare. Tillvägagångssättet är nästan det samma och flera detaljer runt omkring är identiska.

Twintig jaar geleden stak Gordon Rooker een schoolmeijse met aanstekerbenzine in brand – alleen vergiste hij zich. In plaats van de dochter van een bendeleider verminkte hij haar vriendin, die later zelfmoord pleegde. Carol Chamberlain, die hem indertijd heeft gearresteerd, heeft nog vaak nachtmerries van het verbrande meisje.