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Time of death is the astonishing thirteenth tom thorne novel from british crime master mark billingham, whose books have sold more than four million copies worldwide. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It is another wellwritten novel with a clever mystery to solve but it is the intrigue surrounding toms girlfriend helen weeks that makes it such a riveting read. But this is a place full of secrets, where dangerous truths lie buried. Apr 23, 2015 so, declarations first, i have to confess that im a huge fan of mark billinghams tom thorne series and so i couldnt wait to read the latest book time of death published today 23 rd april.
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