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The fourth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.


A MAN WHO KILLS FOR MONEY
X marks the spot - and when that spot is a corpse''s naked back and the X is carved in blood, DI Tom Thorne is in no doubt that the dead man is the latest victim of a particularly vicious killer.

A BRUTAL VENDETTA
This is brutal turf warfare between north London gangs. Organised crime boss Billy Ryan is moving into someone else''s patch, and that someone is not best pleased.

A COP WHO IS PLAYING WITH FIRE
And when an X is carved on DI Tom Thorne''s front door, he knows the smouldering embers of this case are about to erupt into flames...

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Read what everyone''s saying about the heart-racing Tom Thorne series:

''Literary superstar'' Mail on Sunday

''Ingenious'' Guardian

''Ground-breaking'' Sunday Times


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The Burning Girl Tom Thorne Novels

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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The fourth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.


      A MAN WHO KILLS FOR MONEY
      X marks the spot - and when that spot is a corpse''s naked back and the X is carved in blood, DI Tom Thorne is in no doubt that the dead man is the latest victim of a particularly vicious killer.

      A BRUTAL VENDETTA
      This is brutal turf warfare between north London gangs. Organised crime boss Billy Ryan is moving into someone else''s patch, and that someone is not best pleased.

      A COP WHO IS PLAYING WITH FIRE
      And when an X is carved on DI Tom Thorne''s front door, he knows the smouldering embers of this case are about to erupt into flames...

      __________

      Read what everyone''s saying about the heart-racing Tom Thorne series:

      ''Literary superstar'' Mail on Sunday

      ''Ingenious'' Guardian

      ''Ground-breaking'' Sunday Times


      Trade Review
      A disturbing and ruthlessly compelling novel Sunday Express Murder and mystery do not come better than this What's on in London Brisk, racy read The Times Assured and shocking thriller The Guardian

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