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Death Message (Hardcover)

by Mark Billingham (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown; First Edition edition (23 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316730521
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316730525
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,417 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Right up there with this country's dark masters such as Ian Rankin and Val McDermid' Time Out ** '[A] brisk, racy read' The Times ** 'Assured and shocking thriller' The Guardian ** 'A cunning variation on the serial-murder theme' Sunday Telegraph ** 'Sc

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'This is the seventh book in the series, and it is good to find that it lives up to the promise of its predecessors... Well-plotted, high quality stuff'

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, 7 Sep 2007
By David Farrell-shaw (Scotland UK) - See all my reviews
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It has now become my routine at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Buy the latest Billingham (signed of course), collect bottle of wine from bar, sit back and enjoy. This years book is once again
a winner from start to finish. Buy it!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad. Not The Best In The Series., 31 Jul 2008
By J.Flood (Dublin,Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death Message (Paperback)
In Death Message, DI Tom Thorne receives a photo message, on his mobile phone. It is a picture of a person's head, and Thorne quickly figures out, that this person is dead. Soon, more messages are being sent, and as the bodies start to pile up, Thorne and his colleagues are desperately trying to find a link between the killings.

I found this book a pretty good read. As always, the characters of Tom Thorne, and his colleagues come across as quite realistic, and believable. The plot is interesting, if not quite page turning, as we learn who the killer is quite early on. However, there is still 'whodunnit' elements to other parts of the story, so this is not a problem.

Overall, I find the the DI Tom Thorne series of books quite enjoyable, my only gripe being that there is a bit of 'sameness' about them. I would rank this book 'middle of the pack' in comparison with other books in the series.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Police Procedural at its Best, 30 Jun 2008
By Wendy Jones "wjones7423" (Southampton, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death Message (Tom Thorne Novels) (Paperback)
Mark Billingham is a first class writer of police procedurals and this latest does not disappoint. With DI Tom Thorne receiving text messages showing pictures of dead bodies or videos of those about to be killed, the race is on to catch the protagonist. We know who dunnit fairly early on, and the story revolves around how he is caught. There are enough twists and turns to make the plot interesting, and the private lives of the key players keep the book even more interesting. I found this to be an excellent read and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys UK crime books. This demonstrates it at its best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Death Message
Well,just another Thorne novel. They are all the same ... brilliant, thought provoking, excelent use of language, stunning storyline, and usually with an unexpected twist at the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. P. Yardley

5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another fantastic read!!!!!
Having only recently started reading books - never really bothered with them before!! - I got introduced to Mark Billinghams' novels. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Barclay

2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious read
I found this book unengaging and certainly not a page turner. The culprit is known early on & there is no sense of tension or interest in whether he is caught or not. Read more
Published 4 months ago by John Bath

4.0 out of 5 stars The best Tom Thorne story to date
Mark Billingham has really developed his style as a crime writer since beginning the Tom Thorne series. I've read all of them, and this is perhaps the best so far. Why? Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jl Adcock

5.0 out of 5 stars Best yet?
I have to disagree with many of these reviews. I've read all Billingham's books [in the right order, which is important] and this is quite possibly the best yet. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jeff

2.0 out of 5 stars A Pedestrian book
Death Message (Tom Thorne Novels)
Tortous slow read very ordinary ended up countig four letter words to the page!
Published 9 months ago by Mr. John Kelly

2.0 out of 5 stars What's happened to Mark Billingham?
I loved MB's first two books - Sleepy Head and Scaredy Cat. Then I read The Burning Girl, which wasn't great, and skipped him for a while. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Glamour Girl

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good Tom Thorne novel
Billingham's series starring Tom Thorne is renowned for its dark, violent plots and Death Message certainly lives up to the earlier books in that sense. Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. V. Clarke

3.0 out of 5 stars PC Plodder
I don't think DI Thorne is my favourite policeman these days. Maybe I just can't get into Mark Billingham's books. I read the earlier ones and found them to be slow going. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Watson

4.0 out of 5 stars Spot on for north London
As good as Rankin and Rebus but in the N London context. Only four stars 'cos (a) he drinks bad beer (incidentally Sainsbury's don't sell rubbish beer these days), and (b) there... Read more
Published 10 months ago by L. P. Lewzey

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