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Lifeless

By: Mark Billingham
Narrated by: Mark Billingham
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Summary

A series of killings

Three men, sleeping rough on London's mean streets, have been found brutally murdered - each victim kicked to death and found with a £20 note pinned to his chest. But were they killed at random, or were they targeted for a reason?

A deadly mission

Tom Thorne is posted to the same streets - working undercover, disguised as a homeless man. In a harsh and harrowing underworld, Thorne discovers the horrifying link between the homeless victims and the perpetrators of a 15-year-old atrocity.

A ruthless enemy

Those who know are keeping quiet. But the word on these streets is that the killer is a cop....

©2005 Mark Billingham (P)2005 Hachette Audio UK
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Brilliant

Brilliant as always. working my way back after reading a more recent offering. keeping me sane through a bout of covid. thank Mark

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Not as enjoyable as others by Author

I just couldn’t get into this audiobook, just seemed to need something to bring it into life, something was missing, the spark to ignite it for me never came, some audiobook you can’t stop listening to others become a chore.
I have listened to many Mark Billingham books and enjoyed them, just not for me.

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Recommended for British crime buffs

Enjoyable, compulsive listening. Well read by the author. A must for fans of the TV series.

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4th book

I have only listened to 4 books in the Tom Thorne series but I have enjoyed them all so far.
Good old fashioned detective work without the blood and guts (well not much anyway) I love a book that keeps me guessing.

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Enjoyed

Really enjoyed this book because it was a different angle with Tom Thorne undercover.
I like that it’s down to earth with no unbelievable super hero action thrown in .
Plain slog police work with a touch of the characters personal lives to give a well rounded book. Great narrative from Mark Billingham.

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Back to his best!

The novel before this didn’t really work for me, I couldn’t wait for it to end.
This however is Thorne back ti his very best!
A brilliant story that kept me riveted! Bring on the next in the series!

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Lifeless

Second reading of the book, but first time listening to the narrator, Mark Billingham! Fantastic.

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Lifeless Mark Billington

Read well. Good story line. Some good twists and turns. Very enthralling read. Worth listening to.

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Not as good as other books

I love Mark Billingham’s books and his narration is excellent. I did it find this book as gripping and engaging as others. There was a lot on describing characters some of whom were not very interesting.

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Excellent

Really enjoying di Tom thorn and mark billington is good narrating these books can’t wait for more

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