Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel and also won the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages, sold over four million copies, and were made into a hit TV series star...

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel and also won the Sherlock Award for the best detective created by a British writer. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages, sold over four million copies, and were made into a hit TV series starring David Morrissey as Tom Thorne. He lives in London.