‘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 Creme 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‘About the AuthorMark Billingham has twice won the Theakston’s Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.ReviewsMark 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 *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 *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 *The second instalment of a fine, funny new series — John ConnollyNeat plot twists and a likable cast of offbeat characters, all served up with plenty of black humour * Mail on Sunday *Billingham’s underworld convinces in its brutality, grubbiness and greed, and it is impossible not to cheer for Miller * Literary Review *Electrifying . . . Throw in a delightfully madcap plot and breakneck pacing, and readers are left with a caper they won’t soon forget * Publishers Weekly *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 *Book InformationISBN 9781408717134Author Mark BillinghamFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint SpherePublisher Little, Brown Book GroupWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 154mm * 36mm