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When speaking to book groups, the author Mark Billingham displays the kind of sardonic humour that reflects his background in stand-up comedy. But his highly professional crime novels featuring DI Tom Thorne are quite unlike the humorous crime writing of such authors as Christopher Brookmyre. Books such as the latest Thorne, From the Dead, are odysseys into the darkest reaches of human behaviour. It's interesting that Billingham's books have a reputation for extreme violence, as they actually deal more in the purveying of atmosphere – a real sense of dread is unerringly conveyed to the reader.

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A man is burnt to death in a car in Epping Forest, the victim ofprofessional hitmen. The evidence suggest that the dead man’s wife,Donna Langford, hired the killers, and she is found guilty ofconspiracy to murder. A decade passes, and just before her releasefrom prison, Donna is sent a photo: it is that of her supposedlymurdered spouse. Is he, in fact, dead? And if not, whose was thecharred body in the burnt-out Jaguar? Shortly after, DI Tom Thorneis contacted by a woman, Anna Carpenter. Anna is making a living(and hating it) by working for a detective agency that cynicallyuses her as a ‘pretend prostitute’ to trap men into sexuallycompromising set-ups in divorce cases. Anna is on the side of theworried Donna Langford, and asks a reluctant Thorne for help. Thedetective is not to be persuaded – until he realises that thesupposedly late Alan Langford is very much alive, and wants payback– in the worst way.

A man is burnt to death in a car in Epping Forest, the victim of
professional hitmen. The evidence suggest that the dead man’s wife,
Donna Langford, hired the killers, and she is found guilty of
conspiracy to murder. A decade passes, and just before her release
from prison, Donna is sent a photo: it is that of her supposedly
murdered spouse. Is he, in fact, dead? And if not, whose was the
charred body in the burnt-out Jaguar? Shortly after, DI Tom Thorne
is contacted by a woman, Anna Carpenter. Anna is making a living
(and hating it) by working for a detective agency that cynically
uses her as a ‘pretend prostitute’ to trap men into sexually
compromising set-ups in divorce cases. Anna is on the side of the
worried Donna Langford, and asks a reluctant Thorne for help. The
detective is not to be persuaded – until he realises that the
supposedly late Alan Langford is very much alive, and wants payback
– in the worst way.
Mark Billingham is (as ever) to be applauded for the sheer
readability of his work on From the Dead, but his most
impressive achievement is the sure-footed orchestration of tension.
He avoids artificially pushing Thorne into uncharactistic
behaviour, and trusts that we will accept the familiar character
tropes, delivered as effectively as ever. But if there are no
surprises in the development of his main protagonist, Billingham’s
real achievement here is in the creation of the vulnerable,
compromised tyro detective, Anna – she’s a wonderful creation.
--Barry Forshaw --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition
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