Die of Shame
The Number One Sunday Times bestseller
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Publisher Description
Pre-order the most shocking, twisty Thorne and Tanner thriller yet, WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS, out June 2025. It's always the ones you trust the most . . .
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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
You never know who's watching . . .
Every Monday evening, six people gather in a smart North London house to talk about addiction. There they share their deepest secrets: stories of lies, regret, and above all, shame.
Then one of them is killed - and it's clear one of the circle was responsible.
Detective Inspector Nicola Tanner quickly finds her investigation hampered by the strict confidentiality that binds these people and their therapist together. So what could be shameful enough to cost someone their life?
And how do you find the truth when denial and deception are second nature to all of your suspects?
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What readers say about DIE OF SHAME
'Impressive, controlled and tightly plotted crime drama'
'I give it 5 stars plus no problem. A remarkable read'
'It kept me guessing right to the very end'
'The "big reveal" when we are shown who the killer is (and what their motive was) is a real "Oh my god - I never saw that coming!" moment'
'The characters and their back stories so meticulously well drawn'
'Clever and written so well, as ever'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this solid standalone from Billingham (Rush of Blood), London therapist Tony De Silva, a recovering drug addict, leads an often tense weekly session with five clients whose only connection is a history of substance abuse. When the body of recovering heroin addict Heather Finlay is found in her flat weeks after her murder, Det. Insp. Nicola Tanner takes on the case. Tanner perhaps a less compelling but no less competent copper than the author's series lead, Tom Thorne learns that Finlay was last seen after an incendiary group meeting and immediately suspects that De Silva's group is linked to the murder, but she's stymied by uncooperative group members such as anesthetist Robin Joffe, who wants to keep his past drug use hidden at work, and jilted housewife Diana Knight, who now shops instead of drinking. Shifting between past group sessions and Tanner's present-day investigation, Billingham builds a complex plot that is as much a whodunit as it is an examination of addiction and the lies people tell themselves to survive.
