Lifeless by Mark Billingham
To his friends, his foes and even to himself it looks as though Tom Thorne's career is on the skids. On his last case he had seriously over-stepped the mark, and now gardening leave has been suggested and all he has to tend is a window box.
So when it appears someone is targeting London's homeless community it seems perfectly natural for Thorne to take a step nearer to the gutter and go undercover amongst them.
He blends into the sometimes invisible community easily - too easily perhaps - but the information he gleans quickly proves that this is no random killer, it is someone with a very distinct purpose and a very specific list of victims, only the team supporting Thorne from the outside don't have the key to motive or identity. Then somehow the fact that a policeman is working under cover becomes public knowledge...
With acute observation of character and place, combined with his acknowledged mastery of plotting, Lifeless raises the Thorne series to an even higher level.
Paperback | 384 pages
153 x 234mm | 500g
23 May 2005
Little, Brown & Company
New York, United States
English
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ISBN10: 0316727539
9780316727532
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor (barely visible) scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. There is a thin strip (4-5 cm wide) that's been ripped out of the bottom of the title page. No missing pages. Apart from the rip on the title page the book is in excellent condition.