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Detective Tom Thorne sees the link between murders and comes to the terrifying conclusion that it is not one serial killer the police are after but a pair working in tandem. Wonderfully tight and extremely plausible.
This is my new favorite author. He can really write well, crafts a terrific storyline, and reels you in from the first page. I finished this last night and couldn't start a new book right away. I'm still thinking about it this morning. I'm looking to start his next after I finish one of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch books. Very highly recommended.
SCAREDY CAT by Mark Billingham: Billingham's second thriller (after Sleepyhead) featuring London Detective Inspector Tom Thorne offers double the challenge as Thorne and his colleagues track a serial killer after two women are strangled on the same day. Slowly, as the evidence mounts, the team becomes convinced they have not one, but two serial killers, acting in concert. The pace picks up as the hunt intensifies. Thorne remains a morose and intense character, who thinks deeply about death and guilt. Another reviewer said this one has more red herrings than a fish and chips shop. While I didnt find it quite that twisty, it did make me want to continue to read subsequent Thorne adventures.
