In the aftermath of a volatile hostage situation several
months ago, Tom Thorne finds himself bumped off the Murder
Squad and demoted from a London Detective Inspector to a
uniformed Patrol Cop. It's a continual struggle for Thorne
to adjust, not only to the new work schedule, but to the
limited scope of investigating he can do on cases.
When Thorne starts to question a series of suicides taking
place among senior members of society, he's quickly told by
his old squad to back off; the cases were not deemed
criminal and they are not his concern. Of course, that
doesn't stop Thorne; it only makes him more determined to
investigate on his own time. What would it take for a
killer to convince his victims to take their own lives --
and in varying ways? Though the odds are stacked against
him, Thorne perseveres. What he finally discovers is beyond
the realm of probability. Now, if Thorne can just prove his
theory before more people die.
Even though it becomes apparent early on who the killer is,
the plot progression and the final resolution of the
intricate investigation is intensely captivating and
exciting. Thorne is a complex man dealing with a past that
continually causes him problems. THE DYING HOURS, Mark
Billingham's 11th installment in this England-based
series, is another potent police-procedural thriller that
will please his legion of fans.
A fantastic, never–before–published Tom Thorne
novel by England's crime king.
It's been twenty–five years since Tom Thorne last
went to work wearing the "Queen's cloth" but now, having
stepped out of line once too often, he's back in uniform.
He's no longer a detective, and he hates it.
Still struggling to adjust, Thorne becomes convinced that
a spate of suicides among the elderly in London are
something more sinister. His concerns are dismissed by the
Murder Squad he was once part of and he is forced to
investigate alone.
Now, unable to trust anybody, Thorne risks losing those
closest to him as well as endangering those being targeted
by a killer unlike any he has hunted before. A man with
nothing to lose and a growing list of victims. A man who
appears to have the power to make people take their own
lives.
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