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The story starts off full of promise but ultimately doesn't deliver , fizzling out midway to a plodding read-along. It is not helped by a few things , which I 'll mention shortly , but the main issue is, unlike Tom Thorne's character -who coincidently , ends up riding in to actually solve the case , Nicola Tanner is not a particularly interesting , nor likable character. I think MB failed to find this characters voice and make us invested in her -which is a major failing if that is your lead character in the story. Actually, considering the theme of addiction, none of the characters in the story particularly tug at our empathy, they are all rather dislikable. And then there are the flashbacks , the "now and then" or and "then" which MB tries to use as a tool to show us the past but it just becomes a confusing mess , not helped by the appalling use of tenses ( are we now in past tense or is he taking us to the present , the characters themselves switch within chapters to speaking from first perspective to third, from now to past) . Like I say -It's just a jumbled mess . I wouldn't have expected MB to struggle with this, it's as if he couldn't decide how he wanted to tell the story . Considering how much more MB could have done with this material , it's a meaty topic after all and there was plenty to work with, he appears to have had a lapse in confidence in delivering this story. Particularly when compared to his other stories featuring our favourite anti-hero Tom Thorne.


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Die of Shame Mark Billingham Books Reviews

Riveting read. Forget about life - put it on hold till you finish this. Seriously different and original.
DIE OF SHAME BY MARK BILLINGHAM

I had to go back to the beginning and start reading over again because my kindle shut down automatically and all of my highlighting and the page I was on were wiped clear. In a way this turned out to be a good thing because I thought the way this was written, small details were forgotten. The book begins with a prologue called The Visitor which initially was confusing until the entire book is read. It is an unknown character visiting an unknown character in prison. The Prisoner says " 'I didn't think you were coming back.'
'I had a lot of running around to do.'
'Yeah?'
'A bit of detective work, after what you said last time.'

'It's rubbish, isn't it? Everything you put in that first letter. The reason you've been coming.'
'Sorry about that."

'I knew it.'What do you care? You'll be out soon enough.'
'Yeah, I knew it first time I saw you."
'Really?'
'You don't look like a student.'
'What do I look like?'
'Well, you're obviously some kind of nutter.'
'I can't really argue with that. Some kind."
"So you know, if I see you once I'm out, I won't be quite so friendly.'
'There's no danger of that.'
'Just as long as we're clear.'
'I mean, we know all about that famous temper of yours, don't we?' A smile. 'The only reason I came back at all was to say thank you.'
'For what?'

'For giving me what I needed. For putting me on the right track.'
Now he doesn't much care whether he looks nervous or not. All these years saying nothing; not even THEN, after it happened.
He hadn't let something slip, had he?
No, he can't have been that stupid.
He sits up straight and lays his hands flat on the table. He says, "You hear stories inside about people like you."
'Really? What kind of people is that?'
'People who get off on all this. Who like being close to it.' Now he leans forward, confident that he's hit a nerve. That he's back in charge. 'All this shit you've been giving me, all those questions, and I reckon you just want to know what its like.'
'What it's like?' 'To kill someone.' The visitor's face breaks into a grin.
'Oh, I wouldn't worry too much about that. I'll know for myself soon enough.' "

Every Monday night at 600 PM psychologist Tony De Silva observes his client's fifteen minutes of socializing while they drink the coffee and eat the cookies he has prepared before their 600 PM session. He thinks that giving them time to converse makes the five individuals open up and share once the session begins. They sit in a circle and discuss their addictions. There is Robin who is in his early sixties who is on sabbatical from being an anesthesiologist. Robin started using what he gave to his patients, Sharing needles Robin volunteered to seek help for his addiction. Chris is already sitting down playing with his smart phone. Chris is addicted to online pornography and other addictions. Diana blames a younger woman for stealing her husband. Diana is divorced, but is a compulsive shopper. Heather's addiction is to drugs and alcohol. Caroline is a compulsive over eater. Tony De Silva brings up the topic of shame and wants the group to reflect about what each of them are ashamed of about themselves. He thinks shame is the root cause of all of their addictions.

One of the five is murdered. The body wasn't discovered for two weeks and is badly decomposed.
D.I. Nicola Tanner and her partner Dipak Chall get assigned the case. Having few leads this is going to be hard to verify alibi's since there is no way to pinpoint time of death, because of the condition of the body.

I very much enjoyed this and having to re-read this a second time made it easy for me to solve. It was just easier to re-read then flip 300 pages on my kindle after it shut down and did it's update or whatever caused it to shut down. I read and have reviewed The Many by this author and I liked this book much better. I would read this author's other work and I would recommend this.

Thank you to Net Galley, Mark Billingham and Grove Atlantic.
Not his best, in fact I found it slow and a bit tedious for the first half. The MC was irritating - it's to be hoped he won't use her again.
Overall, a very good read. The author has the gift of the tale and mastery of the language.
I like the new main character, but I miss Tom.
Not his best. It is a stand alone with references to Thorne, but it just doesn't have the character depth of previous efforts.
This is a stand alone novel that is very different from his other books. It is well written as all his novels and interesting. This is a heavy read with may twists and turns that requires the reader's attention.
Interesting premise, but the ending is ridiculous. With the exception of the female, lesbian detective, none of the characters are anyone you would want to know. Very hard to get worked up over one of them getting bumped off when the whole lot of them should have been gassed at an early age. Hopefully, Mark Billingham goes back to his original formula and main character.
The story starts off full of promise but ultimately doesn't deliver , fizzling out midway to a plodding read-along. It is not helped by a few things , which I 'll mention shortly , but the main issue is, unlike Tom Thorne's character -who coincidently , ends up riding in to actually solve the case , Nicola Tanner is not a particularly interesting , nor likable character. I think MB failed to find this characters voice and make us invested in her -which is a major failing if that is your lead character in the story. Actually, considering the theme of addiction, none of the characters in the story particularly tug at our empathy, they are all rather dislikable. And then there are the flashbacks , the "now and then" or and "then" which MB tries to use as a tool to show us the past but it just becomes a confusing mess , not helped by the appalling use of tenses ( are we now in past tense or is he taking us to the present , the characters themselves switch within chapters to speaking from first perspective to third, from now to past) . Like I say -It's just a jumbled mess . I wouldn't have expected MB to struggle with this, it's as if he couldn't decide how he wanted to tell the story . Considering how much more MB could have done with this material , it's a meaty topic after all and there was plenty to work with, he appears to have had a lapse in confidence in delivering this story. Particularly when compared to his other stories featuring our favourite anti-hero Tom Thorne.