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Sleepyhead

AuthorMark Billingham

NarratorThe Author

SeriesTom Thorne, Book 1

Duration10h 7m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries

PublisherLittle, Brown

VersionUnabridged

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The classic first novel from Mark Billingham introduces DI Tom Thorne in a unforgettable and terrifying case that changed crime fiction forever. Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel but she is completely unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to say anything . . .

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