Journal Entry 1 by sarradee from Dallas, Texas USA on Sunday, August 27, 2006

Reviewed for Armchair Interviews

Fans of the various BBC Mystery programs will find much to interest them in Billingham’s series featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne and the other officers of the London Metropolitan Police Service. The recent death of DI Thorne’s father combined with publicly overstepping the bounds on his last case has made him persona non grata around the station house and he’s been asked to take “gardening leave.” Unable to sit on his hands and do nothing, DI Thorne requests a job deep undercover posing as a member of the homeless community in order to catch a serial killer. The bodies of three men have been discovered each one kicked to death with a banknote pinned to their chests. Are these random killings? Or have these men been targeted? The homeless feel ignored by society on a good day, now they have much more to fear than unkind looks and cold shoulders.

DI Thorne must walk a fine line to avoid total integration. He is a man in crisis and the smallest nudge could push him over the edge into really becoming what he is only pretending. Not just a crime novel, Lifeless is also a look inside a community with its own rules and moral codes. The homeless community is given a voice and a presence in this story, its characters are very real and their stories are heart wrenching. With skilled use of dark humor and gut wrenching tension, Billingham confirms his place as a master storyteller.
 

Journal Entry 2 by sarradee at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, August 27, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (8/28/2006 UTC) at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, --by post or by hand (ie ring, ray, RABCK, trade) -- Controlled Releases

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Sending as a RABCK to Kislany who has it on her wishlist. It's going in an M-Bag so it may take a while. 

Journal Entry 3 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Thursday, August 31, 2006

Received today for Kislany's mbag - thanks sarradee! ;) 

Journal Entry 4 by CdnBlueRose from Arvada, Colorado USA on Friday, September 08, 2006

Leaving for Cyprus today! 

Journal Entry 5 by Kislany on Friday, November 03, 2006

Many thanks, arrived today, looks great!