Mark Billingham is a British writer known for his detective novels translated into 25 languages and sold in over 6 million copies. His works have repeatedly been recognized by literary awards, including the «Sherlock» award for best detective written by a British author. Billingham’s craft is highly valued by his colleagues: writer and television host Richard Osman, creator of the «The Thursday Murder Club» novel series, called him an outstanding master of the detective genre.
The most popular with readers are Billingham’s detective series about Tom Thorne. In 2010, two novels from this series were adapted for television with actors such as David Morrissey and Sandra O. Billingham’s books are often compared with the works of Jo Nesbø, Tana French, Robert Galbraith, Harlan Coben, and Michael Connelly.
In a new detective cycle, the main character is Sergeant Declan Miller. He’s a talented detective who returns to work after a personal tragedy. His wife, Alex, who worked in the organized crime unit, died under mysterious circumstances.
In the first book of this series, Miller has to investigate a double murder in neighboring hotel rooms, work on the case of his wife’s death, and learn how to live again without her.