My Life In Books with Red Szell

Mark Billingham

Episode Summary

With global sales figures of over six and a half million books, Mark Billingham is one of the most successful, and critically acclaimed, crime writers in the business. His Tom Thorne series has kept readers gripped for quarter of a century, with a combination of gritty realism, psychological depth, and consummate plotting. The 18th book in the series, What the Night Brings, sees DI Thorne investigating a cop-killer who appears to be feeding off a loss of faith in London’s Metropolitan Police – the very force Thorne has devoted his life to serve. And the cherry on the cake for those of us reading the audiobook is that What the Night Brings is narrated by Mark Billingham himself. Join Mark and Red as they discuss the importance of character, humour and empathy in detective fiction, and Mark’s role as rhythm guitarist in The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers.

Episode Notes

With global sales figures of over six and a half million books, Mark Billingham is one of the most successful, and critically acclaimed, crime writers in the business.

His Tom Thorne series has kept readers gripped for quarter of a century, with a combination of gritty realism, psychological depth, and consummate plotting.

The 18th book in the series, What the Night Brings, sees DI Thorne investigating a cop-killer who appears to be feeding off a loss of faith in London’s Metropolitan Police – the very force Thorne has devoted his life to serve.

And the cherry on the cake for those of us reading the audiobook is that What the Night Brings is narrated by Mark Billingham himself.

Join Mark and Red as they discuss the importance of character, humour and empathy in detective fiction, and Mark’s role as rhythm guitarist in The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers.