Tom Thorne book 10 · 2011
Good as Dead
Detective Sergeant Helen Weeks is taken hostage in a newsagent’s shop by a man who demands that Thorne find out what happened to his son, who died in prison.
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Book facts
- Author
- Mark Billingham
- Series
- Tom Thorne, book 10 of 19
- Published
- 2011
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Good as Dead
6 recurring or key characters from Mark Billingham’s chart. Introduces Helen Weeks.
Lead 2
- Tom ThorneDetective Inspector in London
- Helen WeeksFirst appearancePolice officer and Thorne’s partnerTaken hostage
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 Good as Dead.
- The Bones Beneath2014 · Tom Thorne · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Time of Death2015 · Tom Thorne · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Love Like Blood2017 · Tom Thorne · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Killing Habit2018 · Tom Thorne · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon