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词条 The Dying Hours
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  1. Synopsis

  2. Reception

  3. References

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The Dying Hours is a 2013 book by British author, Mark Billingham. It is one of a series featuring his signature character, Tom Thorne.

Synopsis

Tom Thorne has returned to uniform duties, having been removed from the Murder Squad. Thorne is suspicious of a spate of deaths of elderly people that are officially ruled suicides, and begins investigating alone. Soon, he finds himself on the trail of a serial killer who preys on the elderly.

Reception

In the Tampa Bay Times, the author was described as 'fiendishly clever about subverting our expectations' with the 'breathtaking and surprising climax'.[1]

A lengthy feature was published in The Independent[2] while Billingham was also interviewed by The Daily Telegraph[3] and BBC Radio 4.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title= Review: 'The Dying Hours' brings readers to breathtaking end|first1=Colette|last1=Bancroft|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/books/review-the-dying-hours-brings-readers-to-breathtaking-end/2143523|date=2013-09-23|access-date=2015-09-14|publisher=Tampa Bay Times}}
2. ^{{cite web|first1=James|last1=Kidd|date=2013-05-18|access-date=2015-09-14|title=Mark Billingham: 'Just open your eyes'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/mark-billingham-just-open-your-eyes-8622198.html|publisher=The Independent}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Mark Billingham - 'The Dying Hours'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/booksvideo/10045572/Mark-Billingham-The-Dying-Hours.html|date=2013-05-28|access-date=2015-09-14|first1=Leon|last1=Hawthorne|publisher=The Daily Telegraph}}
4. ^{{cite web|first1=Mariella|last1=Frostrup|title=Mark Billingham on his latest book The Dying Hours|date=2013-06-09|access-date=2015-09-14|publisher=BBC Radio 4|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02lwc62}}
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5 : 2013 British novels|Novels set in London|British crime novels|Novels about serial killers|British detective novels

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