Buried - Mark Billingham

The Story **************** Luke Mullen has been kidnapped and he was last seen getting into a car with an older woman. Luke's father is an ex high ranking police officer who knows that the longer Luke is missing, the less likely it is that he will be found alive. Unusually the kidnappers have not contacted the parents to demand anything for his release. Then the Mullens receive a video tape showing their son, eyes wide with terror as a man moves towards him holding a syringe. DI Thorne who usually works only murder cases is asked to help out the kidnap unit, or rather he has no choice much to his displeasure. Thorne first asks Mr Mullen to make a list of ...  Read the complete review

Having read all of Billingham’s books I was keen to get my hands on his latest book ‘Buried’ for a long time. I kept looking out for it in my library but it’s clearly a popular book and I’ve only just been able to get it even though it’s been out in hardback since May last year (for those of you interested the paperback is out this June). After loving all of his last attempts I was convinced that this was going to be a page-turner and I’d finish it in no time at all. The book opens with a prologue, which had me hooked and wondering what relevance it had to what I read on the back of the book. It’s only short but it shows an argument between a man and a woman. ...  Read the complete review