Cry Baby
The Sunday Times bestselling thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat
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4.3 • 118 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
'One of the great series of British crime fiction' --- THE TIMES
It's 1996. Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne is a haunted man. Haunted by the moment he ignored his instinct about a suspect, by the horrific crime that followed and by the memories that come day and night, in sunshine and shadow.
So when seven-year-old Kieron Coyne goes missing while playing in the woods with his best friend, Thorne vows he will not make the same mistake again. Cannot.
The solitary witness. The strange neighbour. The friendly teacher. All are in Thorne's sights.
This case will be the making of him . . . or the breaking.
The gripping prequel to Mark Billingham's acclaimed debut, Sleepyhead, Cry Baby is the shocking first case for one of British crime fiction's most iconic detectives.
'Cry Baby is the perfect prequel to send us back to revel in Tom Thorne's twenty years. As if we needed reminding how good Mark Billingham is'
VAL MCDERMID
'Tom Thorne is one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction. Mark Billingham is a master of psychology, plotting and the contemporary scene - making the Thorne novels the complete package. Twenty years in and better than ever'
IAN RANKIN
'Mark Billingham is one the biggest names in crime fiction and one the genre's most formidable talents'
PETER JAMES
'Billingham is always a must read'
HARLAN COBEN
Customer Reviews
Great read
Mark is a brilliant writer
Easy and enjoyable read
4.5* really as it wasn’t for one of the best books I’ve ever read but I certainly enjoyed it.
There was some scope for guessing whodunnit and whodunnwhat. I didn’t guess anything correctly but there was never a huge element of surprise at any point, mild surprise at best. Perhaps by now I’ve just read too many similar stories.
Setting the story at the same time as the football tournament (Euro ‘96?) meant the references to the various matches cleverly served as frequent reminders that the book is a prequel to the other books in the Tom Thorne series. There were also things like the lack of modern technology, mobile phones and satnavs for example, highlighting some differences to today’s lifestyle.
Cry Baby is a perfectly good and easy read and is a book I can recommend.
Cry Baby
Top read as per usual