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Mark billingham books list of books by author mark. Billingham is also a television screenwriter and has become famous as a comic and an actor. The eighth book in the tom thorne series, from bestselling author mark billingham. Mark billingham was born and brought up in birmingham. Bloodline by mark billingham is a mystery thriller continuing with the detective inspector tom thorne series and is not one mystery fans will want to miss. A bestselling british crime author, mark billingham was born in birmingham and worked as an actor his roles including playing the role of gary in the cult hit childrens television series maid marion and her merry men, tv writer and standup comedian before publishing his first novel sleepyhead in 2001.
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