Unfortunately I am not going to give this one five stars, mainly due to the fact that I worked a couple of things out prior to the end! Otherwise, it would have received five stars without any shadow of a doubt as it was a most enjoyable read, as are all Mark Billingham books.

I was so happy to see the return of Tom Thorne. A great fast paced storyline with great interactions/relationships between the characters and plenty of twists and turns I had a hard time putting it down. I can’t say too much without spoiling it but I certainly wasn’t expecting that ending, wow what a book, A solid and easy 5 stars

After a few years away, Tom Thorne returns in another thrilling novel. Four police officers are killed in plain sight - poisoned as they celebrate a job well done. It's hard to make sense of everything, until another officer is killed on duty - stabbed in a park and lured there by persons unknown. Someone is clearing house - and the deaths of lone officers may just be the start of a quest for retribution.

This is an absolutely fantastic book, and shows why Mark Billingham is one of the best at what he does. An easy 5*.

Tom Thorne returns in the fast-paced series. He has a copkiller on his hands who is always one step ahead of Tom's team.

The killer is getting inside information but Tom and Nicola Turner can't figure out the source.

This thriller fizzes until the final twist which I didn't see coming!

Another great book from Mark Billingham

I would like to thank Sphere/Little,Brown Book Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I love Mark Billingham's Thorne series, and this 19th addition to the series is no exception - quite simply, it took my breath away. I cried, I gasped, and I sat open mouthed for 5 minutes after I finished it!

Someone is killing police officers, and Tom Thorne, Nicola Tanner and Dave Holland are tasked with finding out who and why - but who can they trust?

Fast paced, relatable, entertaining, a fabulous piece of crime fiction. I really enjoy the relationships between the characters in this series, and the way everyone interacts and uses their strengths. The team face a tricky case, yet Billingham never loses the comedy elements or the emotional interactions. A fabulous book.

Thanks to Little Brown and NetGalley for ARC.

Tom Thorne is still plugging away at the Met, more disillusioned than ever and thinking much more frequently about packing it in, especially now Helen has officially moved on. When public confidence in policing and especially the Met is at an all time low, and online and in-person abuse seems to be at an all-time high, how does he keep motivating himself to catch the bad guys?
When someone's grudge against the force seems to have spilled over into real life attacks on corrupt or violent Met Officers, his motivation is damage limitation - stop any innocents getting caught up in the violence and put the murderer/s away no matter what their reasoning was. He and Nicola Tanner keep plugging away, trying to get ahead of the likely suspect, shadowy as he may be. As always this goes to some very dark places and Thorne doesn't know who to trust, and it may be Billingham's strongest yet.

The Tom Thorne series is one of the very best in crime fiction, and the nineteenth novel is a stunner. DI Thorne, the world weary, country and curry loving detective, and his team face a killer who is targeting police officers. It's a direct assault on the Met - and they appear to have inside help.

Without spoilers, the case progresses and reaches an ending that no one saw coming.

What The Night Brings is a superb thriller, with all of the characters we know well involved and build on everything that has gone before in this excellent series. One not to be missed.

I’ve read all of the Tom Thorne series over the past two decades and I’m always excited to read the next in the series. This is an excellent addition to the series and probably one of my favourites but it’s hard to say too much about the plot without giving spoilers. It focuses on the very topical subject of the behaviour of individuals within the Met Police which is explored during Thorne and Tanner’s initial investigation into the murder of four police officers. It was great to connect back with Thorne and the rest of the team and I love the relationships between them. Billingham writes so seamlessly and I raced through this novel over the course of 24 hours. It’s a tense read, full of twists and surprises and I’d highly recommend it.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this digital ARC.

Full of twists and turns, a real joy to get back in touch with all my favourite characters from the Tom Thorne series. Fast paced and fully absorbing, I could hardly put it down. I certainly didn’t see the final massive revelation coming! What a fantastic read. Can’t wait for the next in the series, fingers crossed!

What the night really brought for me with this book, was a one-sitting read into the wee small hours, and the book hangover from hell. You can't talk about what makes this book so special without some serious spoilers, but for me, it's one of the top Thorne novels.

Oh. My. God.
It should be illegal to leave an ending this way!!
Everyone needs to read this series. You *could* read this as a standalone but you should definitely read them all to get the full impact of that ending!

Another excellent installment in the Thorne series.
Mark Billingham has an engaging style from the off and his thrillers are always a joy to read.
This is no exception.

Back in 2010, I came across a TV show called Sleepyhead on Sky One. It was the first in a dramatization of the Tom Thorne thrillers by the author Mark Billingham. I found the storyline to be at once disturbing yet, brilliant.
And since then, that time, 15 years ago, I started reading all of the Thorne novels. I am a huge fan and in particular, I loved the last Thorne novel, "The Murder Book" which was released three years ago. That was book number 18 in the series.
So I had very, very high expectations last weekend, when I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of "What The Night Brings", book number 19 in the series.
And goodness, did Billingham deliver. There were shocks. I was crying. I was laughing. I was laughing as usual at the snarky comments between Thorne and Hendrix who has to be 9ne of my favorite fictional characters of all time. I absolutely love him. He's just an ingenious creation. It was great to see Tanner back as well. And life going a little bit more positively for her at long last.
And it's not often a book brings out so many reactions in me. I could not see any of the twists coming. I was completely in shock with the ending.
And, the story line. Oh my goodness. So brilliant. The storyline covered some contemporary issues such as the "me too" movement. And focuses on the growing fear in the UK at the discovery over the dangerous behaviour by numerous officers. Now, officers are being targeted and Thorne fears this is part of a revenge plot. And soon Thorne and Tanner don't know who to trust.
And there are just so many twists, the action is on from the very first page.
And, you know what, I'm really looking forward to is actually when the book is out, so I can finally talk about it!
And I've also as always, I've pre-ordered the audio books because I love hearing Mark Bingham narrate the character. He brings Thorne to life brilliantly.

With many thanks to Netgalley for this free arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily

It is no secret that I worship the ground Mark Billingham and Tom Thorne walk on so beyond excited to receive this arc and the fact that my man is back - and oh boy is he back! The author takes a real life Met Police problem and turns it into an absolutely gripping read that is totally authentic. Flawlessly written with brilliant dialogue and a relentless pace. The twist in this is immense and left me shell-shocked. Mark Billingham is still the number one author when it comes to police procedurals and after 20 odd years of DI Thorne, is still at the top of his game. A million stars for this one

Mark Billingham and Tom Thorne seem to me a marriage made in heaven. Each novel reminds me of this team of characters and how well we have got to know their pasts and how they bond. Somehow those connections seemed even more pronounced (or well captured) in this episode.

We are presented with a gnarly plot of cop killers, bad apples in the Met, rapists and unsafe convictions. A veritable Pandoras Box of plots, subplots and the close and personal.

I have enjoyed all the Tom Thorne books to date but somehow this achieved an almost mercurial intrigue matched by its brilliant pacing. Loved it.

With thanks to #NetGalley and #littlebrowngroup_uk for the opportunity to read and review

It's been a while since we've seen Tom Thorne.

The police are under attack. Nothing new there.

But this time it's targeted. Four officers are dead.

Is this payback???

Brilliant

This is another brilliant book in the Tom Thorne series. It's great to be back with Tom and his colleagues, especially Phil and Nicola. Their friendship is expressed by sarcasm and insults and their conversations really make me laugh. There were also parts of the book that moved me to tears. This, for me, is what makes these books so good.
At work,Tom is his usual self, unable to resist winding up his superiors.
In this book, the team are looking for a vigilante killer who is targeting police officers, and they suspect the killer is being helped with inside information. The culprit is soon identified but tracking him down is harder.
I read this in one day, and could hardly put it down. Highly recommended.

In the 19th Tom Thorne book, our detective shows no signs of flagging, even with a trying case. Four police officers have been murdered, and rather than the exception, they’re the rule – as someone is intent of meting out vengeance against law and order. Is it the work of someone with a bone to pick, or to measure out a permanent form of revenge for unspeakable acts? As Thorne and his partner Nicola Tanner dig deep, what they discover is far from palatable. It becomes clear that there’s few you can trust… I haven’t read all of the Thorne books, but there are similarities to Mark’s other character, Declan Miller, and both are series that will draw you in and keep you there.