Die of Shame

✍ Scribed by Mark Billingham

• Publisher: Sphere;Little
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 206 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1408704838

✦ Synopsis

Full of betrayal, deceit and suspense, Die of Shame is the spectacular new book from number one bestseller Mark Billingham - author of Time of Death and In the Dark, both soon to be major BBC series.

Every Monday evening, six people gather in a smart North London house to talk about addiction. There they share their deepest secrets: stories of lies, regret, and above all, shame.

Then one of them is killed - and it's clear one of the circle was responsible.

Detective Inspector Nicola Tanner quickly finds her investigation hampered by the strict confidentiality that binds these people and their therapist together. So what could be shameful enough to cost someone their life?

And how do you find the truth when denial and deception are second nature to all of your suspects?

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Review

Praise for Die of Shame:

One of Strand Magazines top ten books of 2016

Longlisted for the 2017 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Before turning to writing crime fiction full time 15 years ago, Billingham was a TV writer, actor and standup comedian. In those prior professions, he seems to have honed a beautiful sense of timing. Die of Shame is all about exquisitely controlled revelation that builds suspense and keeps the reader guessing, and second-guessing.Colette Bancroft, *Tampa Bay Times*

Brilliant . . . A read-till-you-drop psychological mystery driven by some of the most intriguing characters youll meet.Globe & Mail (Toronto)

A laser-sharp focus on the world's worst therapy group . . . A boiling Petri dish of alliances forged, strained, and broken amid the background of nonstop, sometimes knife-edged conflict. The solution, when it arrives, is satisfying enough. But it's the group portrait of the Monday-night therapy group, the most mismatched set of intimates since your own last family gathering, that lingers longest in the memory.*Kirkus Reviews*

Shifting between past group sessions and Tanners present-day investigation, Billingham builds a complex plot that is as much a whodunit as it is an examination of addiction and the lies people tell themselves to survive.*Publishers Weekly*

Very cleverly constructed . . . A terrific and unconventional addition to Billinghams oeuvre, packed with colourfully drawn, wittily observed characters who never lapse into stereotypes.*Irish Independent*

Billingham skillfully layers the deceits and betrayals concealing a satisfying twist. A must-read for Val McDermid fans.*Booklist*

Mark Billingham is an outstanding writer of character-driven suspense, and Die of Shame is his best book yet . . . A complex, satisfying read!Carol Schneck Varner, Schuler Books, Michigan

Praise for Mark Billingham:

Billingham is one of the most consistently entertaining, insightful crime writers working today.Gillian Flynn

Billingham is a world-class crime writer.Karin Slaughter

With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better. These are stories and characters you dont want to leave.Michael Connelly

"Billingham is one of the best crime novelists working today."Laura Lippman

Mark Billingham has brought a rare and welcome blend of humanity, dimension, and excitement to the genre.George Pelecanos

About the Author

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakstons Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel and also won the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages and have sold over four million copies. He lives in London.