Cry baby /
"In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes out. DS Tom Thorne takes on a case that quickly spirals out of control when two people connected with the missing boy are murdered. As London prepares to host the European soccer championships, T...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atlantic Monthly Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. |
| Series: | Billingham, Mark. DI Tom Thorne series ;
bk. 17. |
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| Summary: | "In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes out. DS Tom Thorne takes on a case that quickly spirals out of control when two people connected with the missing boy are murdered. As London prepares to host the European soccer championships, Thorne fights to keep on top of a baffling investigation while also dealing with the ugly fallout of his broken marriage. A prequel to Billingham's acclaimed debut Sleepyhead-which the Times voted "one of the 100 books that had shaped the decade." This compelling novel highlights the case that shaped the career of one of British crime fiction's most iconic characters"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 437 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780802149466 0802149464 |