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What the Night Brings

The most shocking, gripping Tom Thorne thriller yet

Mark Billingham

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23 June 2026
TOM THORNE IS BACK WITH HIS MOST SHOCKING CASE YET...

'Billingham only gets better' MICHAEL CONNELLY

'Sensational, masterful, sharp and shocking' CHRIS WHITAKER

'The best Tom Thorne novel yet' MICK HERRON

'One of crime fiction's finest' KARIN SLAUGHTER

'Billingham is on top form' THE TIMES

""Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime.""

The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful.

As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are payback. The price paid for an unspeakable betrayal.

To uncover the truth, Thorne will be forced to question everything he stands for. He can trust nobody, and the shocking secrets revealed by one terrible night will fracture his entire world.

WHAT REAL READERS SAY ABOUT WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS

'An absolute masterclass in how to keep the reader gripped'

'I feel the need for a lie down after reading this. Nothing, but nothing, could have prepared me for the emotional rollercoaster that is What the Night Brings'

'An absolutely fantastic book, and shows why Mark Billingham is one of the best at what he does'

'The DI Tom Thorne series is definitely one of the best in the crime fiction genre. The author reduced me to tears with this latest episode'

'Billingham is a master of crime fiction'
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Imprint:   Sphere
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 192mm,  Width: 124mm,  Spine: 32mm
Weight:   303g
ISBN:   9781408726419
ISBN 10:   1408726416
Series:   Tom Thorne Novels
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer and in 2026 he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime contribution to the genre. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Tom Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.

Reviews for What the Night Brings: The most shocking, gripping Tom Thorne thriller yet

If you want consistent page-turning, character-driven and surprising storytelling, then Mark Billingham is your man. He's gone the distance without stumbling once, been at it for twenty-five years and only gets better novel to novel. There's not many that you can say that about. I can't wait to put everything aside to read the next one -- MICHAEL CONNELLY What The Night Brings might well be the best Tom Thorne novel yet. Billingham is on the form of his life -- MICK HERRON Billingham's gripping twenty-fifth novel, What the Night Brings, is as suspenseful as it is emotionally charged. It's Billingham's masterful storytelling that makes him stand out as one of crime fiction's finest -- KARIN SLAUGHTER A sensational, masterful, sharp and shocking thriller. Mark Billingham needs no introduction, but What the Night Brings is a true standout in one of the great crime series of our time -- CHRIS WHITAKER


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