{"product_id":"death-message-a-novel-of-suspense-isbn-9780061432774","title":"Death Message: A Novel of Suspense","description":"\u003cem\u003eDeath Message\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable new entry in the suspense series featuring Tom Thorne, “the next superstar detective” (Lee Child), from Mark Billingham, one of Britain’s most compelling and talented crime writers. Billingham, the author of \u003cem\u003eIn the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBuried\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers a chilling thriller that begins with a body and a phone line, both of which are dead. | \u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the UK's 2009 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's carried by police officers to your door—the last words anyone ever wants to hear: \u003cem\u003eThe Death Message\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Investigator Tom Thorne is receiving messages of his own: photographs of murder victims sent to his cell phone. Thorne doesn't know who's sending the grisly pictures, who the victims are, or why he has been chosen—but he knows a dead man when he sees one. Ensnared in an investigation that threatens to confound his judgment and destroy his career, he must track down a fiendishly elusive killer before time runs out. Because the slayings are somehow connected to the most terrifying psychopath he has ever encountered—and the blood trail is about to cross into Thorne's personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“The line between cop and criminal becomes dangerously blurred in Billingham’s excellent stand-alone thriller. . . . Billingham does for South London what Richard Price does for Manhattan’s Lower East Side in Lush Life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A series of dark revelations. . . . Americans who think the bleak world George Pelecanos brings to life is limited to the nation’s capital will find Billingham’s atmospheric maze of London byways just as sprawling and squiggling with desperate cops and robbers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The new-wave leader. . . . Like the best of British and American crime writing rolled up together and delivered with the kind of punch you don’t see coming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mark Billingham’s London police detective Tom Thorne has joined the ranks of popular fictional detectives like Morse, Rebus and Lynley.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Billingham is a world-class crime writer and Thorne is a wonderful creation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarin Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Billingham knows how to build a story, invite you in, and then lock the door behind you. Read DEATH MESSAGE and you’ll see for yourself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping. . . . Taut, tense and disturbing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Billingham doesn’t shy away from the realities of modern policing, whether they be grisly, dull or mind-numblingly bureaucratic. . . . Well-plotted, high quality stuff.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Morse, Rebus, and now Mark Billingham’s Thorne. The next superstar detective is already with us—don’t miss him.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887813423333,"sku":"NP9780061432774","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061432774.jpg?v=1730227520","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/death-message-a-novel-of-suspense-isbn-9780061432774","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}