Twenty years ago, Malcolm Whiteley discovers his attractive wife Lysette is having an affair.
The Whiteleys are
When fifteen-year-old Cissie Brodie loses her parents to cholera, she is forced out of the family cottage & left to raise her
... Judaea in AD 46. Roman centurions Cato & Macro have been posted to Judaea for a 'hearts & minds' operation.
The Empire
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A cluster of suicides among the elderly. Such things are not unknown to the police & the deaths are quickly dismissed by the police as routine. Only one man is convinced that something more sinister is taking place.
However, no one listens to Tom Thorne anymore. Having stepped out of line once too often, hes back in uniform & he hates it. Patronised & abused by his new colleagues, Thornes suspicions about the suicides are dismissed by the Murder Squad he was once part of & he is forced to investigate alone.
Unable to trust anyone, Thorne must risk losing those closest to him. He must gamble with the lives of those targeted by a killer unlike any he has hunted before. A man with nothing to lose & a growing list of victims. A man with the power to make people take their own lives.
Tom Thorne returns in Billinghams most compelling thriller to date. The Dying Hours is a haunting portrait of Londons dark heart, & the darker heart of a twisted killer bringing terror to its streets.
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A breathtaking & truly gripping read for fans of the Tom Thorne series.
This paperback book has 498 pages & measures: 19.7 x 12.8 x 3.5cm.