Val Penny ♦ July 11, 2018 ♦ Leave a comment
I very much enjoy Mark Billingham novels. It is no surprise to me his series of novels featuring D.I. Tom Thorne has twice won him the Crime Novel Of The Year Award as well as the Sherlock Award for Best British Detective and been nominated for seven CWA Daggers. His debut novel, Sleepyhead was chosen by …
Val Penny ♦ September 27, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment
Before I attended the Bloody Scotland Crime Writers’ Festival this year, I had to complete Death Message by Mark Billingham that I had bought even longer ago and had forgotten about. I enjoy Mark Billingham’s novels, so I made time to complete this book too. Mark Billingham was born and brought up in Birmingham. Having …
Val Penny ♦ June 25, 2015 ♦ 3 Comments
I like the English novelist Mark Philip David Billingham and I enjoy his books so when my daughter gave me The Burning Girl for Christmas, I was delighted. He was born and brought up in Birmingham, England and worked for some years as an actor, TV writer and stand-up comedian before his first crime novel, Sleepyhead, was published in …
Val Penny ♦ June 16, 2013 ♦ 3 Comments
The author, Mark Billingham was born and brought up in Birmingham, England. He worked for a while as an actor, then later as a T V writer and a stand-up comedian. The book, Sleepyhead was his first novel. It was published in 2001 and was an instant best seller. It introduces D I Tom Thorne, …
Val Penny ♦ April 5, 2013 ♦ 4 Comments
I have always enjoyed detective novels, mysteries and crime thrillers. Mark Billingham is an English crime novelist and stand up comedian. If you ever have an opportunity to hear him speak, take it. I first read a Mark Billingham novel when I was studying creative writing in Stirling, Scotland. One of the books I read …
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