Tom Thorne book 17 · 2020
Cry Baby
In 1996, a young Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne investigates the disappearance of a seven-year-old boy who went missing from a park, a case that will haunt him.
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Book facts
- Author
- Mark Billingham
- Series
- Tom Thorne, book 17 of 19
- Published
- 2020
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Cry Baby
5 recurring or key characters from Mark Billingham’s chart.
Lead 1
- Tom ThorneDetective Inspector in LondonA younger Thorne in 1996
Major 2
- Phil HendricksPathologist and Thorne’s best friend
- Dave HollandDetective Sergeant
Minor and cameo 2
- Russell BrigstockeDetective Chief Inspector, Thorne’s boss
- Yvonne KitsonDetective Inspector
Also featuring these characters
Other Mark Billingham books that share the most characters with Cry Baby.
- The Killing Habit2018 · Tom Thorne · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Love Like Blood2017 · Tom Thorne · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Time of Death2015 · Tom Thorne · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- What the Night Brings2025 · Tom Thorne · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon