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In the year Mark Billingham publishes his 20th novel, a prequel to Sleepyhead, this stunning hardback celebrates Tom Thorne's unforgettable and terrifying first case that changed crime fiction forever.

In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake.Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead.Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to say anything. She can see, hear and feel but she is completely unable to move or communicate. pulation of pressure points on the head and neck. ‘The next superstar detective is already with us.A must for Mark Billingham fans, this is a lavish signed and numbered limited hardback edition of his groundbreaking first Tom Thorne novel contains a new foreword by Lee Child exclusive to this edition.Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful mani. ‘One of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today’ Gillian Flynn ‘A damn fine storyteller’ Karin Slaughter ‘Mark Billingham gets better and better’ Michael Connelly Read what everyone’s saying about the heart-racing Tom Thorne series: His books, which include the critically acclaimed Tom Thorne series, have sold over six million copies.

Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer’s identity, is unable to say anything. Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and has also won the Sherlock Award for Best Detective Created by a British Author. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn’t Alison who is the mistake, it’s the three women already dead.

In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer’s made his first mistake. ‘A terrifically stylish debut novel’ Independent on SundayĪlison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. The classic first novel from Mark Billingham introduces DI Tom Thorne in a unforgettable and terrifying case that changed crime fiction forever.