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Buried

A gripping thriller of a missing child and a desperate search

Mark Billingham author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:1st Mar '12

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In Buried, DI Tom Thorne faces a desperate race against time to save a missing boy, as a chilling video reveals a terrifying situation.

In Buried, the gripping sixth installment of the Thorne thriller series, the stakes are higher than ever. When teenager Luke Mullen vanishes after getting into a car with an older woman, his disappearance sends shockwaves through the community. As the days pass, his father, a former police officer, becomes increasingly frantic, knowing that the longer Luke is missing, the slimmer the chances of finding him alive become. The tension escalates as fear grips the family, and the search for answers intensifies.

The situation takes a horrifying turn when Luke's parents receive an anonymous video that reveals a chilling scene. In the footage, their son appears terrified as a man approaches him with a syringe in hand. This disturbing image raises the stakes and compels DI Tom Thorne to act swiftly. Recognizing the signs of a psychopath, Thorne is determined to unravel the mystery behind Luke's disappearance and save him before it's too late.

As the clock ticks down, Thorne races against time to piece together the clues that could lead to Luke's rescue. With each moment that passes, the urgency mounts, and the psychological tension becomes palpable. Buried masterfully combines elements of suspense and emotional depth, keeping readers on the edge of their seats as they follow Thorne's relentless pursuit of justice and the truth behind the chilling events unfolding in this harrowing thriller.

Murder and mystery do not come better than this What's on in London A brisk, racy read The Times Assured and shocking thriller The Guardian A cunning variation on the serial-murder theme Sunday Telegraph

  • Short-listed for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2008

ISBN: 9780751548563

Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 35mm

Weight: 380g

544 pages