Well all I can say is holy shit that ending! To be fair it took me a while to get into this story, it wasn’t grabbing me but being one of my favourite authors I kept going (not that I would ever give up on a Billingham book!)
The story starts with 4 police officers being poisoned while on duty. A kind stranger had left them a box of donuts as a thank you for all the police do. 3 of the police officers die and one is left fighting for their lives. DI Tom Thorne was there when the donuts were being eaten and almost asked for half. Now he is in charge of finding the murderer. Then another policeman is murdered and the link seems to be they were all guilty of using their position to rape someone. Well not the first 4 who were poisoned, only one was a rapist but the others bore the consequence's. Thorne soon finds that the man they are after has a brother in jail on rape charges. He has always maintained his innocence and now Alex, his brother is murdering the cops he knows have raped girls. As it becomes apparent that Alex is getting inside information, Thorne closes the circle of people he can trust as they hunt Alex and the person giving him info.
I cannot tell you any more as the twists at the end are huge! So much so that I hope by the next book Mark has changed his mind about a few things and restored order into my life!

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I loved this book! I somehow missed this author and the previous Tom Thorne books, so it took me a while to get the characters down. I love a police procedural and this one was very much like 'Line of Duty' and the bent coppers. I will go back and read some of the prior ones now.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity for a new series for me.

What the Night Brings is a captivating compelling read that keeps the lights on and the pages turning.

A new DI Tom Thorne book is like a birthday and Christmas all rolled into one.

Welcome back Tom, how you were missed.

Tom and the gang are back and desperatley trying to solve who is murdering police officers .

They are racing against the clock as the bodies pile up one after another.

It seems these officers mostly fall into the category of the corruption in the force but not all.

The deaths are nasty and no one deserves to die like that.

Mark Billingham takes the reader on a journey that includesTwists and turns, secrets that can explode, red herrings and so much more.

That's all I will say so I do not give any clues away to the ending.

Its hard to believe its been 25 years solving cases with Tom and What the Night Brings is the best yet.

Thanks to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic/Atlantic Monthly Press for the privilege of reading and reviewing my all time favourite detective Tom Thorne in What the Night Brings.

You expect to get a solid read from Billingham, and this book delivers exactly that.

What I like most about Billingham's writing is its transparency. Some writers seem to work hard at making certain readers see that they're 'writing well.' Billingham doesn't do that. He gives you writing you look right through to see the narrative.

And what a bang-up narrative WHAT THE NIGHT BRINGS delivers. I have to admit I'm not really a fan of the title, but the book more than makes up for the title's clunkiness. Highly recommended.

A killer is targeting the police. Is it payback? And is it justified?! Good book! This book had great suspense, intriguing, action packed, murder, mystery, a good who done it and a few crazy twists and turns! The story was interesting! It wasn’t one of my all time favorite but still worth reading! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

DI Tom Thorne attends a raid and gets chatting to four uniformed officers who can't believe their luck - a member of the public has left them a box of doughnuts. A few hours later three of them are dead and the fourth is in a coma.

As Tom and his team rush to discover whether this was a random attack on the police or targeted at one or more of the victims, they soon discover that the body count is rising. Can they piece together the evidence to catch a serial killer?

Now I'm guessing that starting this series at book 19 isn't necessarily the best intro, but I recognised the author's name and thought there must be some merit in reading it since it appears to be popular. Whilst there were references to previous cases/former wives etc I found it easy to read as a standalone.

On the whole, I did enjoy it. Perhaps as a new reader I found the culprit's identity to be somewhat obvious, but then I often suspect two or three people in each book. One thing I did find a little jarring was what felt (to me) like an inclusion by numbers of diversity (and I write as an inclusion and diversity champion) with variously a lesbian, a gay man, a single mother, a man in a wheelchair etc. One might of course argue on the other hand that non-CIS gendered people can find institutions such as the police a less than welcoming environment (no matter what the PR team say) and therefore if a leader shows that they are inclusive then people gravitate towards them creating very diverse teams as a result. Just an observation.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

I reviewed an ARC of this book which is the latest in a series which I really enjoy.
It's very topical with lots of reference to corruption in the Met and whether more people were involved or knew about more because a vigilante seems to be targeting police officers who have been involved in criminal activity. As Thorne, Tanner and Holland dig deeper, they find more cases and become more depressed with cover ups and start to question whether they want to remain in the Job.
There are some shocking twists at the end which left me gasping in shock! I can't say any more without spoilers.
Another great book in a great series, with likeable main characters and enough personal stuff in the plot to keep them human!

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

Here Thorne and Tanner and the usual gang are searching for a man who is murdering police officers. Naturally feelings are running high in the force, but this book is set against the backdrop of the many recent scandals concerning Met officers, and Thorne soon begins to wonder if all these dead officers were as innocent as they seemed.

I found this quite dark and almost defeated in tone: there are continual references to the failings of the police and whether it is better to get out, or to stay and be a force for good. The actual plot was excellent and, thanks to some devious misdirection, I really didn't see the ending coming. I am left hoping things aren't really this bad in real life...

I love this series and this book represents the best of it. It’s hard to review without spoilers but suffice to say you will get whiplash from the extreme twists and depth of emotions which this fraught plot evokes. I always love the characters in this series and the interplay between them, especially Tom, Dave and Phil. Watching their reactions to the crimes they investigate in this book is especially heart rending as we see them grapple with the impact of deeply personal suspicion and betrayal. It’s so well written that a complex plot is blended with sensitive character development in a way which compromises neither pace not depth of engagement. Just brilliant,