From the Dead - Softcover

Mark Billingham is twice winner of the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award and winner of the Sherlock Award for Best Detective. He has also written drama for children's television and children's books.

Praise for From the Dead

Mark Billingham is a first-rate British crime writer who is too little known in this country. . . . The police procedural is a deceptively simple genre. You need a crime, a cop, suspects, complications and finally a solution. The art, of course, lies in the ingenuity of the crime, the depth of the characterizations and the quality of the writing. Billingham excels in all regards.” Patrick Anderson, Washington Post

Billingham’s ninth Tom Thorne thriller sees our hero working on a case in which a man long dead appears to be very much alive to the chagrin of his wife, who had paid to ensure his expiration.” Entertainment Weekly

Once again, [Billingham] has written a deep police procedural with significant insights into the characters. . . . Written with smoothness and urbanity, the plot moves forward in unexpected ways. Recommended.” Theodore Feit, The Midwest Book Review

[A] fine, well-plotted work . . . Billingham’s dark humor, often shot through with irony, is in full play here.” Joe Hartlaub, Book Reporter

A chillingly clever criminal boosts this intelligent procedural.” Publishers Weekly

A nice mix of police procedure and chatty scenes, and some nice scenery.” Salem Macknee, Charlotte Observer

Praise for Mark Billingham

With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you don’t want to leave.” Michael Connelly

Morse, Rebus, and now Thorne. The next superstar detective is already with us don't miss him.” Lee Child

Billingham is one of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today.” Gillian Flynn

Mark Billingham has brought a rare and welcome blend of humanity, dimension, and excitement to the genre.” George Pelecanos

Billingham is a world-class crime writer and Tom Thorne is a wonderful creation. Rush to read these books.” Karin Slaughter

Mark Billingham is one of my favorite new writers.” Harlan Coben

Billingham leaps to the upper echelons of crime fiction in one bound.” John Harvey