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Tom Thorne

by Mark Billingham

20 books Started 2001 Latest 2025
Publication Reading Order

The Tom Thorne is a Police Procedural / Crime Fiction series by Mark Billingham, comprising 20 books published between 2001 and 2025. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
1 Sleepyhead 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Scaredy Cat 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Lazybones 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Burning Girl 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Lifeless 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Buried 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Death Message 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Bloodline 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 From The Dead 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Good as Dead / The Demands 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Dying Hours 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Thorne at Christmas: A Short Story Collection 2013 Search on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Bones Beneath 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Time of Death 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Love Like Blood 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Killing Habit 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Their Little Secret 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Cry Baby 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Murder Book 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 What the Night Brings 2025 Search on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
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About Mark Billingham

Mark Billingham is an award-winning British author of crime fiction and television dramas. Born in Birmingham in 1961, Billingham has worked as an actor, journalist, and teacher before turning to writing full-time. He is best known for his series of crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne. The first book in the series, "Sleepyhead," was published in 2001 and won the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel. Billingham has since written over 20 novels in the Thorne series, as well as several standalone novels. Billingham's work is characterized by its gritty realism, psychological depth, and dark humor. He has received numerous awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger Award, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, and the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Billingham's novels have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. He has also written for television, including the popular crime drama series "Thorne," which was based on his novels.

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