Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakstons Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel, received the Sherlock Award for "Best Detective Created by a British Author," and been nominated for seven CWA Daggers. He lives in London.
Praise for Rush of Blood: "[A] savage satire about good friends
whose special bond originated in murder . . . It's maddening, the
way Billingham keeps us in suspense, cringing from each character
while keeping watch as if our own lives depended on it-but we
wouldn't want it any other way."-Marilyn Stasio, New York Times
Book Review "An absorbing psychological thriller. The chilling plot
realistically intensifies as true personalities are revealed . . .
Billingham's affinity for delving deep into psyches shines in the
enthralling Rush of Blood, as he proves that sometimes the most
domestic of situations can be the most chilling."-Oline H. Cogdill,
Associated Press "Hugely effective and entertaining . . . many
twists and shocks."--Times (UK) "The twists and turns are smart and
original, but more than that, Billingham is one of a handful of
authors whose words flow as smoothly as his plot."--Sunday Express
(UK) "Mark Billingham takes us on a very unhappy holiday in this
sizzling thriller that starts in Florida and moves back to Britain
. . . Billingham is brilliant with both characters and narrative
and he's at his very best in this very sad tale of love and
loss."--Globe & Mail (Canada)"Billingham does a tantalizing job of
centering the smoothly paced tension around a small group of
characters."-Seattle Review of Books "A real contender for the
title of nation's top crime writer."--Daily Mirror (UK) "Rush of
Blood appears to warn against making friends on holiday and the
further, equally grave, danger of failing to leave them behind when
you board the plane home . . . The suspense is expertly built and
the resolution of the mystery is unexpected and deeply chilling,
the perfect ending to an extremely gripping book."-- Daily Express
(UK) "Trouble in paradise follows three British couples back home
[in Rush of Blood] . . . Billingham . . . provides a stand-alone
that's both creepy and shocking as he probes a friendship with
complexities even the friends can't fathom."--Kirkus Reviews
"Dialogue is perfectly pitched . . . It is a credit to Billingham's
skill as a writer that his characters reveal so much to the reader
when blethering around the dinner table while revealing so little
to one another . . . All six 'friends' tell small lies to the
police, all have their sadnesses and their secrets. Almost any one
of them seems capable of murder and any reader trying to guess the
culprit's identity will be doing so to the very end."--Scotsman
(UK) "Billingham's characters are cleverly drawn and totally
believable . . . Rush of Blood is a book not to be
missed."--Reviewing the Evidence "This high-tension, fast-paced,
character-driven story is masterfully plotted and flawlessly
told."--Crime Thriller Girl (UK) "Another well-crafted, suspenseful
thriller from Billingham, with a chilling reveal."--Killing Time
Crime (UK)
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