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Death Message

Theakstons, 2009

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Audiobook Downloadable / ISBN-13: 9781405504065

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Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Crime & Mystery

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The first message sent to Tom Thorne’s mobile phone was just a picture – the blurred image of a man’s face, but Thorne had seen too many dead bodies in his time to know that this man was no longer alive. But who was he? Who sent the photograph? And why? While the technical experts attempt to trace the sender, Thorne searches the daily police bulletins for a reported death that would match the photograph. Then another picture arrives. Another dead man … It is the identities of the murdered men which give Thorne his first clue, a link to a dangerous killer he’d put away years before and who is still in prison. With a chilling talent for manipulation, this man has led another inmate to plot revenge on everyone he blames for his current incarceration, and for the murder of his family while he’s been inside. Newly released, this convict has no fear of the police, no feelings for those he is compelled to murder. Now Tom Thorne must face one of the toughest challenges of his career, knowing that there is no killer more dangerous than one who has nothing left to lose.

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Reviews

Assured and shocking thriller.
The Guardian
Brisk, racy read.
The Times
Murder and mystery do not come better than this.
What's On in London
A cunning variation on the serial-murder theme.
Sunday Telegraph