A policeman, it seems, was sniffing around long before Thorne came on the scene…ĭownload the first chapter of Lifeless. But the word on these streets is that the killer is a cop. It fits: he looks the part – and feels it as well. In a harsh and harrowing netherworld, with its own rules and moral code, Thorne discovers the horrifying link between the homeless victims and the perpetrators of a fifteen year old atrocity. In a harsh and harrowing netherworld, with its own rules and moral code, Thorne discovers the horrifying link between the homeless victims and the perpetrators of a fifteen year old atrocity. Not as a policemen on the beat, but as one of life’s rejects. Mark Billingham Lifeless Kindle Edition by Mark Billingham (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,070 ratings Book 5 of 18: Tom Thorne Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 5.94 19 Used from 4.84 3 New from 20.00 3 Collectible from 29.17 The fifth book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham.

ISBN: 0060841664 Chapter One He woke up in a doorway opposite Planet Hollywood, with a puddle of piss at his feet that was not his own and the sickening realization that this was real, that there was no soft mattress beneath him. Copyright 2006 Mark Billingham All right reserved. Thorne is perfectly placed to find out, and is seconded to the streets. Lifeless A Novel By Mark Billingham HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Were these men just random alcoholics, junkies and jetsam? Or were they targeted for a reason? Three men, sleeping rough on streets paved with anything but gold, have been found murdered – each victim kicked to death with a £20 note pinned to their chest. For an ambitious detective – especially one without so much as a window box – it’s a fairly dire situation.īut not as dire as the situation for London’s homeless. Depressed by the recent loss of his father and berated for seriously overstepping the mark on his last case, he’s been encouraged to take ‘gardening’ leave.

To friends and enemies alike, it looks as though Tom Thorne’s career is on the skids.

Lifeless by Mark Billingham