What the Night Brings: The most shocking, gripping Tom Thorne thriller yet

· Hachette UK
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TOM THORNE IS BACK WITH HIS MOST SHOCKING CASE YET...
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'Billingham only gets better' MICHAEL CONNELLY
'Sensational, masterful, sharp and shocking' CHRIS WHITAKER
'The best Tom Thorne novel yet' MICK HERRON
'One of crime fiction's finest' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Billingham is on top form' THE TIMES
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"Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime."

The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful.

As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are payback. The price paid for an unspeakable betrayal.

To uncover the truth, Thorne will be forced to question everything he stands for. He can trust nobody, and the shocking secrets revealed by one terrible night will fracture his entire world.
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WHAT REAL READERS SAY ABOUT WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS

'An absolute masterclass in how to keep the reader gripped'

'I feel the need for a lie down after reading this. Nothing, but nothing, could have prepared me for the emotional rollercoaster that is What the Night Brings'

'An absolutely fantastic book, and shows why Mark Billingham is one of the best at what he does'

'The DI Tom Thorne series is definitely one of the best in the crime fiction genre. The author reduced me to tears with this latest episode'

'Billingham is a master of crime fiction'

TOM THORNE IS BACK WITH HIS MOST SHOCKING CASE YET... ____________ 'Billingham only gets better' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'Sensational, masterful, sharp and shocking' CHRIS WHITAKER 'The best Tom Thorne novel yet' MICK HERRON 'One of crime fiction's finest' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Billingham is on top form' THE...

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34 reviews
Alison Robinson
July 9, 2025
DI Thorne attends a raid and gets chatting to four uniformed officers who can't believe their luck - a member of the public has left them a box of doughnuts. A few hours later three of them are dead and the fourth is in a coma. As Tom and his team rush to discover whether this was a random attack on the police or targeted at one or more of the victims, they soon discover that the body count is rising. Can they piece together the evidence to catch a serial killer? I received an ARC via NetGalley
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david kitson
September 5, 2026
what a fantastic finish i didnt see that coming as i'm sure a lot of other readers didnt i was quite emotional after tom's speech thank you mark you truly are a gifted writer
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Paula
April 3, 2026
omg I've loved the Tom thorne books thank you so much mark Billingham you are brilliant. I've laughed and cried especially the last book so thank you again it's been emotional
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About the author

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer and in 2026 he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the genre. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Tom Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.
Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer and in 2026 he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the genre. Sleepyh...

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