Death Message by Mark Billingham
Feb. 24th, 2010 10:50 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
The Message
DI Tom Thorne has seen plenty of dead bodies in his time. But when he starts receiving sick photos of murder victims on his mobile phone, he soon realises that the next body could be his.
The Killer
And even when the man who has been sending the photos is tracked down, the deadly threat remains. For some, the case is all but closed, but Thorne’s nightmare is just beginning.
The Twist
Because someone else is masterminding the death messages. Even behind bars, the most vicious psychopath Thorne has ever faced is able to manipulate others to do his dirty work for him. And time has only deepened the deadly grudge he has against the policeman who put him away ...
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The Verdict:
Although this book is let down by a flat secondary plot, all in all it’s a tight and well plotted read with a central character who remains an interesting draw.
DI Tom Thorne has seen plenty of dead bodies in his time. But when he starts receiving sick photos of murder victims on his mobile phone, he soon realises that the next body could be his.
And even when the man who has been sending the photos is tracked down, the deadly threat remains. For some, the case is all but closed, but Thorne’s nightmare is just beginning.
Because someone else is masterminding the death messages. Even behind bars, the most vicious psychopath Thorne has ever faced is able to manipulate others to do his dirty work for him. And time has only deepened the deadly grudge he has against the policeman who put him away ...
The Verdict:
Although this book is let down by a flat secondary plot, all in all it’s a tight and well plotted read with a central character who remains an interesting draw.