Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Sleepy Head - Mark Billingham

2001; 403 pages. This is Billingham's debut novel. New author for me?: Yes. Genre : Murder-Mystery. Overall Rating : 7*/10.
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My Welsh colleague recommended this author to me. He's hooked on the series, and spends a lot of time looking for the books, as Billingham doesn't seem to have crossed the pond much yet. Which is a pity.
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My review in 50 words or less...
Three women are dead, but they were "mistakes". Perfection comes to the demented psychopath when he successfully puts Victim #4 into something called "locked-in syndrome". Nice pacing, several twists, and a good ending; even if the overall structure was a bit stereotypical.
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The poxy-yet-not-wittering version of this review is here.

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