I think the majority of fans love Tom Thorne and I have to say that after this 3d book I can see why. I really liked the first book, was kind of indifferent with the second and by the time I finished this latest book found myself wanting to get onto book 4! For those that maybe haven’t read the series, the lead character is DI Tom Thorne a man with a cat called Elvis who supports Spurs and who is obsessed with his very outdated CD collection. Having read the first two in this series in succession, I was looking forward to the third.

Anyhow, looking forward to the next book in the series. There are a couple of big twists in this one, and one I got – a few I didn’t. It gives an interesting perspective to the entire premise: investigating the deaths of some pretty rotten people. More than one character remarks that perhaps time could be better spent investigating ‘real’ crimes, because aren’t these victims just criminals themselves? And yes, even Thorne agrees, but not openly.

There are two new characters, as well, Yvonne Kitson and Andy Stone, members of the investigative team.Īs clues are followed, witnesses interviewed, suspects interrogated, more murders occur, each one more horrible than the next. Phil Hendricks, Thorne’s friend and a criminal pathologist, also gets fleshed-out a bit more. His partner Dave Holland’s growing home problem. Thorne’s growing romance with a somewhat mysterious, yet beguiling young woman. Their deaths, gruesomely detailed, but not dwelled upon, propel the story forward as Thorne and team are compelled to find who’s doing this, why and how to stop him. In this one, DI Tom Thorne is investigating the death – deaths – of several rapists, some of whom were recently released from prison.

Lazybones mark billingham