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Love Like Blood – Reviews

 

A twisty, absorbing and riveting tale from the always enjoyable Billingham.
The Mail On Sunday

Love Like Blood is this year’s must-read novel. Superb.
The Crime Warp

Brilliant and unbearable. One of the nation’s favourite detectives.’
The Independent

Gripping and groundbreaking. Crime novel of the Month.’
The Sunday Times

This is an important novel, as well as a thriller with all Billingham’s characteristic wit and perception.
Book Oxygen

This sensitive topic is delicately handled, with a perfectly executed and thoroughly unnerving twist at the end.
The Guardian

The author’s rage, together with his skill as a crime writer, makes this a gripping and genuinely tragic story.
The Literary Review

Billingham’s passionate depiction of the injustice and brutality that flow from these killings spills from every page, making this one of his most powerful crime novels, written with a fury that does both him and Thorne justice.
The Daily Mail

The plot twists are masterly. His most powerful and impressive book yet.
Fully Booked

Chilling and moving. Tom Thorne is on terrific form.’
The Times

An intelligent, hugely entertaining thriller that treats its subject with sensitivity. It includes gasp-inducing moments of drama and some ingenious twists.
The People

This is a searing story, excitingly told with several unexpected twists in the tale.
The Irish Independent

A thrilling read, not for the faint-hearted.
The Sun

Shocking and topical. The 14th book in the Tom Thorne series is an engaging thriller from one of Britain’s best crime writers.’
The Daily Express

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