Book Review: Their Little Secrets by Mark Billingham

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Today on Mystery Monday we're talking about secrets....

In the latest Tom Thorne thriller from internationally bestselling author Mark Billingham, a seemingly straightforward suicide turns into a sinister story of obsession, deception, and murder. 

Synopsis:

When DI Tom Thorne is called to conduct a routine assessment at the site of a suicide, he expects to be in and out in no time. But when he arrives at the metro station, where a woman named Philippa Goodwin threw herself in front of an underground train, Thorne inexplicably senses something awry and feels compelled to dig deeper. He soon discovers that she was the victim of a callous con-man who preys on vulnerable women, and whose deception plunged Philippa to her end. Thorne enlists DI Nicola Tanner to help him track down the swindler and bring him to justice. But the detective duo gets more than they bargained for when a young man’s bludgeoned body turns up on the shore of a nearby seaside town. The two cases come together in a way that neither of the detectives could have foreseen.

Review:

What secrets do we keep, even from those we love the most? In this police procedural, that sense of a secret kept gets Thorne investigating what appears to be a simple suicide that evolves into a complex case of fraud, lies and deceit, with the lies resulting in murder. it's a tricky web indeed, and for Thorne, a case with more brick walls than solutions. if you love British police procedurals this is one of the better series,,and this book is a great stand alone page turner, perfect for summer reading!

About the Author:

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel and also won the Sherlock Award for "Best Detective Created by a British Author." His books, which include the critically acclaimed Tom Thorne series, have been translated into twenty-five languages and have sold over six million copies. He lives in London.