- Mass Market Paperback: 420 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; Reprint edition (Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 006056086X
- ISBN-13: 978-0060560867
- Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 11.2 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,461,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Lazybones confirms our sense of Mark Billingham as a thriller writer determined to put ever more inventive spins on the police procedural and the serial killer novel. His police officers--hard-working Country fan Thorne, pierced gay pathologist Hendricks and the rest--find themselves on a case that raises complicated issues for them; they have continually to remind themselves that dead rapists have as much right not to be raped and murdered as anyone else.
Billingham's tricksiness--he tells us just enough of what the killer is thinking to keep us intrigued and confused--goes along with a real sense of London's back streets: the shabbiness of small hotels and the lonely hours of the early morning. The case involves not only pursuing present cases, but chasing up back-story; among all its other merits, this is an intelligent and humane discussion of changing attitudes to rape and its investigation. There was a time, after all, not so long ago, when police regularly failed to take rape seriously enough to get convictions. This is not just an ingenious thriller--Billingham makes us care what happens to Thorne, who is in far more jeopardy than he ever begins to know. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Mark Billingham is one of my favourite new authors. Highly recommended.' Harlan Coban ** 'Brisk, racy read.' The Times
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a really great whodunnit. The writing style is so direct that we almost feel we are there for the ride along with DI Thorne. I love the way Thorne's character has developed since Billingham started writing - he's one of those really honest detectives who always says things as they are and gets to the issue with no nonsense. The action parts of the story - the detecting - are fast and atmospheric and contrast with the more opaque writing we get when allowed, bit by bit, into the twisted mind of the killer. I really think that Billingham is a very under-rated crime writer and feel that his books are on a par with, if not better than, some of the big names out there.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
“Lazy Bones” is the third in the Mark Billingham series of DI Tom Thorne thrillers. I’m a little surprised in reading the other reviews here that state that readers found this one not as good as the previous two as I, on the other hand, found this one to be far much punchier and pacier than both “Sleepy Head” and “Scaredy Cat” and was certainly the one I have enjoyed the most so far.
Another killer is stalking the streets of London only this time he seems to be targeting a section of society that perhaps deserves their comeuppance, convicted rapists. In what is also a large dose of their own medicine, the killer’s methods are violent and frightening in both their mode and severity.
DI Tom Thorne and his trusty sidekick DC Dave Holland are back to solve the case in a team that includes a couple of new members and also the appearance of ex-DCI Carol Chamberlain a member of a team of ex coppers who are sifting through the mountain of unsolved cases.
The book goes much in the way of fleshing out both Thorne’s character and that of Dave Holland. Thorne is having to cope with the slow fall of his father into senile dementure and Holland is coping with the thought that he’ll be a father in the not too distant future. Both sub-stories are good and go a long way to make this police duo stand out from the many that have gone before them. Carol Chamberlain, as I say, is a great addition to the fold, bringing a steely motherly touch to Thorne and if what I read in the taster for the next book in the series, “The Burning Girl” is true she’s due to appear again.
As in the other books, Billingham intersperses the “live action” with retrospective story telling of what has gone before or the inner thoughts of the killer. The description of the effects of the rape are extremely striking and although make for uncomfortable reading are very effective and thought provoking.
***Possible Spoilers***
The book does slightly suffer from that curse of all thrillers, pick the most unlikely character to have committed the crime and you guess the killer, but it’s still fun to watch Thorne interact with the killer.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read Mark Billingham's two previous books I was rather disappointed that this one was not quite as punchy and fast paced as its predecessors.
Still a very good read regardless. The storyline keeps you guessing and I found myself deciding it was one character then another and then back to the first one again. I still wasn't quite right at the end but did have suspicions.
I would recommend it but read Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat first and you will probably see what I mean!
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Great thriller
Another great thriller from Mark Billingham. For me his stories are original and this is another one that I couldn't put down.
Published 1 month ago by DAJ
Poor Kindle formatting left me disappointed with this book
I was slightly disappointed in this book. Whilst I'm familiar with Mark Billinghams plots and the way he writes. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Morton
Poorly Formatted
Like the Tom Thorne novels, but the formatting of this book is very poor. No paragraph spacing, different scenes running in to each other without any break. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. Hutchings
Kindle version disappointing
I have just finished reading the kindle version of this book and am very disappointed in the lay out. Some words just run into each other, so no spaces between. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. Leslie
Average at best
Having read the previous 2 novels which very fairly good, I have to say that I found this one a bit tedious and lightweight. Read more
Published 3 months ago by GlenP
Keeps you guessing till the end
This is the third in the Tom Thorne series. I had read the first two and enjoyed the books and the TV shows, so I was confident that I would also enjoy this one. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Grant
Brilliant Read
I bought the series of Marks books on Amazon and was not dissapointed. What a great storyline. Kept me gripped from the first page to the last. It was a pity when it finished. Read more
Published 6 months ago by South01
Slow start
After a rather slow start this book very soon picked up pace. I had run out of books by Peter James so decided to start on Mark Billingham after he was recommended to me. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. A. F. Bryan
Mark Billingham's Lazy Bones.
I enjoyed Mark Billingham's Lazy Bones. A very exciting book which kept me on the edge of my seat as usual. It was very much what was expected from this excellent author. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Blue Eyes
LazyBones a great read
Another great thriller in the Tom Thorne series, I really enjoyed it and am keen to start book number four
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