Ingenious…what is most impressive about this novel, however, is the astute observation.
The Guardian
The writing displays the virtues that have made Mark Billingham a bestseller: with, careful plotting, attention to detail and great characterisation.
The Daily Telegraph
The plot element on which this gruesome mystery turns is certainly one of the cleverest and most satisfying that I’ve read for ages.
The Morning Star
Clever and inventive.
The Financial Times
Billingham combines black humour, stoic cynicism and seemingly effortless intrigue one again and the end result is that Time of Death is one of the most addictive and compelling Tom Thorne novels yet.
ABC Online
Suspenseful…a multilayered, expertly crafted look at the many moving parts of an investigation and the terror unleashed by a crafty killer.
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