Mark Billingham

On the Radar: Summer holiday crime fiction

10 July, 2026

Is this the summer of the destination thriller? Maybe. Maybe not. Some of the spots you’ll visit literarily in this week’s new books report are a lot more desirable than others. Blackpool is the setting for Mark Billingham’s The Shadow Step. Debatable as a destination….

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Mark Billingham wins the 2026 CWA Diamond Dagger Award

By DeathBecomesHer

29 January, 2026

Our site’s first encounter with actor-turned-crime-writer Mark Billingham was way back in 2012, when he chatted to us about World Book Night. We’ve been reviewing his books on the site ever since – starting with the irascible police detective Tom Thorne, and continuing to 2025’s…

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On the Radar: Time for dark glasses

By crimefictionlover

6 June, 2025

Crime never sleeps but, apparently, murder does take a vacation now and again. We’re excited to bring you books by some huge names in crime fiction – Laura Lippman, Peter Lovesey (RIP), Mark Billingham and Ryan Steck… plus two indie authors who are bringing some…

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The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham

By Sharon Richardson

25 June, 2024

Last year Mark Billingham introduced us to the unpredictable Detective Sergeant Declan Miller in The Last Dance, a book that takes a different tone to the author’s Thorne novels. The Wrong Hands continues Declan’s story along with the mix of genres seen in the first…

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On the Radar: Wrong Hands, right good reads

By crimefictionlover

7 June, 2024

Right, then. Are you ready for our latest weekly tour of the world of crime fiction? It starts and ends in Lancashire, with stops in Florence, the Canadian prairies, the Idaho woods plus a little vintage Hollywood glamour for good measure. It’s a week of…

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The Last Dance by Mark Billingham

By Sharon Richardson

20 July, 2023

Author Mark Billingham has been involved in many creative endeavors over the years. In his early days, he worked as an actor and as a stand-up comedian. These days he is known primarily for his successful DI Tom Thorne series along with standalones like Rabbit…

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On the Radar: It must be the killing time

By crimefictionlover

12 May, 2023

At long last, a blood moon is waxing and a deadly night awaits for fans of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo and his craggy Oslo detective, Harry Hole. It’s been four years since Knife, it feels like there’s some catching up to do, and Killing Moon…

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Harrogate 2021 – crime goes under cover in a tent

By Catherine Turnbull

26 July, 2021

“It’s been a stressful two years since I became programming chair for the 2020 festival that never happened, apart from a few online panels, but now I am so happy that we are all back together like the big family that we are. It appears…

Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Summer holiday crime fiction

Mark Billingham wins the 2026 CWA Diamond Dagger Award

On the Radar: Time for dark glasses

The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham

On the Radar: Wrong Hands, right good reads

The Last Dance by Mark Billingham

On the Radar: It must be the killing time

Harrogate 2021 – crime goes under cover in a tent

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