Wrong Hands

This is one case Miller won't want to open . . .'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 JEWELLUnconventional 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 Crème Egg, and Miller is in a mess that even he might not be able to dance his way out of.READER REVIEWS FOR 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'

Mark 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, 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, 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 second instalment of a fine, funny new series, Neat plot twists and a likable cast of offbeat characters, all served up with plenty of black humour

Mark Billingham has won numerous awards, being one of only two authors to twice win the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year. Each of his novels has been a Sunday Times bestseller, including his last two series, Tom Thorne and Declan Miller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1, 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.