Publisher Description

Perfect strangers. A perfect holiday. The perfect murder. . .



Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday takes a tragic twist: the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves.



When the shocked couples return home, they remain in contact, and over the course of three increasingly fraught dinner parties they come to know one another better. But they don't always like what they find: buried beneath these apparently normal exteriors are some dark secrets, hidden kinks, ugly vices. . .



Then, a second girl goes missing. Could it be that one of these six has a secret far darker than anybody can imagine?



A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping thriller about the danger of making friends on holiday, RUSH OF BLOOD is Mark Billingham's most ambitious and accomplished work to date.

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Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday becomes a nightmare as the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and then a second girl also disappears... A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping standalone thriller from the bestselling author. 'With each of his books, Mark Billingham gets better and better' Michael Connelly.

Back Cover

A Perfect Holiday Perfect Strangers The Perfect Murder Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves. When the shocked couples return home, they remain in contact, and over the course of three increasingly fraught dinner parties they come to know one another better. But they don't always like what they find . . . Then, a second girl goes missing. Could it be that one of these six has a secret far darker than anybody can imagine? A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping thriller about the danger of making friends on holiday, Rush of Blood is Mark Billingham's most ambitious and accomplished work to date.

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A Perfect Holiday Perfect Strangers The Perfect Murder Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves. When the shocked couples return home, they remain in contact, and over the course of three increasingly fraught dinner parties they come to know one another better. But they don't always like what they find . . . Then, a second girl goes missing. Could it be that one of these six has a secret far darker than anybody can imagine? A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping thriller about the danger of making friends on holiday, Rush of Blood is Mark Billingham's most ambitious and accomplished work to date.

Author Biography

Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Best Crime Novel, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller, and Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Thorne. Mark lives in North London with his wife and two children.

Prizes

Long-listed for Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2013 (UK)

Long Description

Perfect strangers. A perfect holiday. The perfect murder. . .Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday takes a tragic twist: the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves.When the shocked couples return home, they remain in contact, and over the course of three increasingly fraught dinner parties they come to know one another better. But they don't always like what they find: buried beneath these apparently normal exteriors are some dark secrets, hidden kinks, ugly vices. . .Then, a second girl goes missing. Could it be that one of these six has a secret far darker than anybody can imagine?A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping thriller about the danger of making friends on holiday, RUSH OF BLOOD is Mark Billingham's most ambitious and accomplished work to date.

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A virtuoso performance by Billingham-- Daily Mail on In the Dark

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A chilling standalone from the No.1 bestselling author, Mark Billingham.

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The hardback of Rush of Blood reached number one in the bestseller lists - Billingham's second time at the top

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