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The Wrong Hands
Detective Miller (Related to this series)
- Author
- Mark Billingham
- Narrator
- David Threlfall
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
'Neat plot twists and a likable cast of offbeat characters, all served up with plenty of black humour' MAIL ON SUNDAY'
'Simply fantastic' LISA JEWELL
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This is one case Miller won't want to open . . .
Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands.
Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er do well Wayne Cutler - a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of.
Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of.
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What real readers say about The Wrong Hands
'Brilliant . . . Highly entertaining and a complete change from Tom Thorne, who I have enjoyed for years'
'The characters, structure and storytelling remain as strong as ever. An excellent, enjoyable read'
'A very good plot with plenty of humour'
'What a cracker'
'I love everything about Miller, and can't recommend The Wrong Hands highly enough'
'I really enjoyed The Last Dance, but this one was even better. DS Miller is such a brilliant character'
'Hilarious . . . The Detective Miller books are a breath of fresh air'
'A joy to read'
Critics Review
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Mark Billingham does edge-of-your-seat tension, wit and heart like no one else. The Wrong Hands has all that and more - it's simply fantastic
Lisa Jewell
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I adored everything about The Wrong Hands! Darkly funny with colourful characters and a clever, twisty plot that had me laughing out loud one minute and emotional the next. I love Mark Billingham's writing and I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective in the ballroom dancing, rat-loving DS Miller
Claire Douglas
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There is a laugh on every page yet it is the depiction of Miller's furious grief that is most impressive and provides a heartbreaking finale
The Times
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The second instalment of a fine, funny new series
John Connolly
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Neat plot twists and a likable cast of offbeat characters, all served up with plenty of black humour
Mail on Sunday
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Billingham's underworld convinces in its brutality, grubbiness and greed, and it is impossible not to cheer for Miller
Literary Review
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Electrifying . . . Throw in a delightfully madcap plot and breakneck pacing, and readers are left with a caper they won't soon forget
Publishers Weekly
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Smart, decisive and funny as heck. Fabulously original, The Wrong Hands now joins its older sister as a star book . . . Gift-wrapped in Mark Billingham's fabulous style, The Wrong Hands plays a blinder
LoveReading
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Get your hands on both novels to delight in quirky DS Miller
Sunday Times (South Africa)
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It would be worth your time and money getting your hands on both novels [The Last Dance and The Wrong Hands] to delight in quirky DS Miller
Sunday Times South Africa
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
great story, well told and narrated
nanaslaw 2024-09-22
Details
- Author
- Mark Billingham
- Narrator
- David Threlfall
- Duration
- 9 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2024
- ISBN
- 9781405554619
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
'I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Neat plot twists and a likable cast of offbeat characters, all served up with plenty of black humour' MAIL ON SUNDAY''Simply fantastic' LISA JEWELL_______________This is one case Miller won't want to open . . . Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . . . containing a pair of severed hands.Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er do well Wayne Cutler - a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of. Chuck in a Midsomer Murders-obsessed hitman, a psychotic welder and a woman driven over the edge by a wayward Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of._______________What real readers say about The Wrong Hands'Brilliant . . . Highly entertaining and a complete change from Tom Thorne, who I have enjoyed for years''The characters, structure and storytelling remain as strong as ever. An excellent, enjoyable read''A very good plot with plenty of humour''What a cracker' 'I love everything about Miller, and can't recommend The Wrong Hands highly enough''I really enjoyed The Last Dance, but this one was even better. DS Miller is such a brilliant character''Hilarious . . . The Detective Miller books are a breath of fresh air''A joy to read'
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