The twelfth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.

'Atmospheric, gripping . . . with a superb ending' Sunday Express

The Deal

Tom Thorne is back in charge - but there's a terrifying price to pay. Stuart Nicklin, the most dangerous psychopath he has ever put behind bars, promises to reveal the whereabouts of a body he buried twenty-five years before. But only if Thorne agrees to escort him.

The Danger

Unable to refuse, Thorne gathers a team and travels to a remote Welsh island, at the mercy of the weather and cut off from the mainland. Thorne is determined to get the job done and return home before Nicklin can outwit them.

The Deaths

But Nicklin knows this island well and has had time to plan ahead. Soon, new bodies are added to the old, and Thorne finds himself facing the toughest decision he has ever had to make...

Tom Thorne returns in this utterly gripping, brilliantly plotted thriller. The Bones Beneath is Sunday Times bestseller Mark Billingham's most ambitious and accomplished work to date.

'One of the great series of British crime fiction' The Times

'Mark Billingham gets better and better' Michael Connelly

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About the Author
Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.

Reviews
Brilliantly evoking the spooky island atmosphere, the tension of this macabre thriller is lightened by humour and believable characters * Sunday Mirror *
An atmospheric, gripping story with a superb ending * Sunday Express *
Strong plotting and an all-too-plausible villain reveal just how good Billingham is, and confirm Thorne as a memorable, flawed hero * Daily Mail *



Book Information
ISBN 9780751552201
Author Mark Billingham
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 326g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 38mm