'The next superstar detective is already with us. 'One of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today' Gillian Flynn 'A damn fine storyteller' Karin Slaughter 'Mark Billingham gets better and better' Michael Connelly Read what everyone's saying about the heart-racing Tom Thorne series: It would take a slow reader 29 hours, an average reader 14 hours, and a fast reader 7 hours to read it. The word count is between 108,000 and 129,600 (estimated).

Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to say anything. Sleepyhead was published in 2001 by Mark Billingham. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. Enter Mark Billinghams library and read online all his/her books. His books, which include the critically acclaimed Tom Thorne series, have been translated into twenty-five languages and have sold over four million copies. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake. Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and also won the Sherlock Award for Best Detective Created by a British Author.

She can see, hear and feel but she is completely unable to move or communicate. 'A terrifically stylish debut novel' Independent on SundayĪlison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. The classic first novel from Mark Billingham introduces DI Tom Thorne in a unforgettable and terrifying case that changed crime fiction forever.

Sleepyhead by mark billingham