Lazybones [Audio CD]

Product Details

• Audio CD: 1 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405500220
• ISBN-13: 978-1405500227
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 5.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,024,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A THORNE AMIDST THE ROSES, June 30, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lazybones (Hardcover)

Mark Billingham continues his panache for gritty, involving and highly readable crime fiction with this latest installment in his Tom Thorne series.

Thorne is involved this time in what appears to be some kind of vigilante killing. The posed naked dead body of a released rapist is found in a seedy hotel room. The victim had just been released from prison and is found posed rather prayerfully, his neck garroted, masked, etc. Thorne also finds out that someone called the local florist to arrange for a wreath to be sent to the hotel room. Through this accidental phone call, Thorne becomes involved with Eve Bloom, the lovely florist who took the call.
Another body turns up, again a rapist recently released from prison, killed in the same method, different hotel.
Thorne and his reliable partner, Dave Holland, dig deep into the case to try and find out who is responsible for these killings. Tackling the moral issue of whether this killer should be arrested or applauded, Billingham takes us on a nerve-wracking, surprising tale that climaxes in high fashion.
Billingham gives us a little more insight into Thorne's private life, including the bittersweet relationship between Thorne and his Alzheimer-ridden father. Dave Holland is also going through an emotional crisis with the approaching birth of his first child.
Billingham knows how to write..he keeps the reader totally engrossed in his tales, and gives us red herrings and hidden clues.
This series is one of the best out there...enjoy!!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars British Thriller Actually Understandable to US Reader, July 18, 2005

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Ronald T. McCoy "Ron" (In the Middle, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lazybones (Hardcover)

It's not that all British writers write well; it's just that so many of them do. The how's and why's of that are up for discussion. I've often found that UK thriller/procedural writers in particular leave waaaaaaaay too many blank spots, e.g. the actual lives of the characters they parade across the pages. Mark Billingham does not do this. He's created a believable and interesting character in Mr. Thorne. Yes, there are gaps. But that's for the reader to fill in. Reading needn't always be an entirely passive activity. This book is a solid, interesting read. Plenty of "ah ha" moments, pathways (both productive and of the dead-end variety) to explore. Basically, Billingham is a subtle writer---but not so much as to be beyond the reader's understanding. Excellent detective fiction with plenty of interesting character sketches.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lazybones - Dt. Thorne, March 27, 2006

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Renee L. Cox (Steilacoom, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lazybones (Hardcover)

I am new to Billingham's work this year. I enjoyed Detective Thorne in the first one so much that I had to get them all! In fact, I just ordered the newest one directly through a seller on Amazon-UK as it is not available in the states. :} His work is creative, suspenseful, and at the same time gives a glimpse of everyday life in England. I am very pleased with the quality of the book; the quality of service I was given and the level of commitment and follow-up Amazon and the seller's it hosts provides an avenue to meet new people, read new material and pay an honest price for the value. Thank you.