📖 About Tom Thorne

Tom Thorne is a series universe written by Mark Billingham. The complete collection runs to 20 books across 1 series, published between 2001 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Tom Thorne Books with 20 books. It opens with Sleepyhead (2001) and currently runs to What the Night Brings (2025).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Tom Thorne

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Sleepyhead (2001), book 1 of Publication Order of Tom Thorne Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Tom Thorne Books in Order

Publication Order of Tom Thorne Books
20 books
1
Sleepyhead book cover1Sleepyhead2001Buy on Amazon
Scaredy Cat book cover2Scaredy Cat2001Buy on Amazon
Lazybones book cover3Lazybones2003Buy on Amazon
The Burning Girl book cover4The Burning Girl2004Buy on Amazon
Lifeless book cover5Lifeless2005Buy on Amazon
Buried book cover6Buried2006Buy on Amazon
Death Message book cover7Death Message2007Buy on Amazon
Bloodline book cover8Bloodline2009Buy on Amazon
From The Dead book cover9From The Dead2010Buy on Amazon
Good as Dead / The Demands book cover10Good as Dead / The Demands2011Buy on Amazon
The Dying Hours book cover11The Dying Hours2013Buy on Amazon
Thorne at Christmas book cover12Thorne at Christmas2013Buy on Amazon
The Bones Beneath book cover13The Bones Beneath2014Buy on Amazon
Time of Death book cover14Time of Death2015Buy on Amazon
Love Like Blood book cover15Love Like Blood2017Buy on Amazon
The Killing Habit book cover16The Killing Habit2018Buy on Amazon
Their Little Secret book cover17Their Little Secret2019Buy on Amazon
Cry Baby book cover18Cry Baby2020Buy on Amazon
The Murder Book book cover19The Murder Book2022Buy on Amazon
What the Night Brings book cover20What the Night Brings2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Tom Thorne books are there?
There are 20 books in the Tom Thorne collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2001 and 2025.
What is the first Tom Thorne book?
The first book is Sleepyhead, published in 2001.
What order should I read the Tom Thorne books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Tom Thorne books?
The Tom Thorne books were written by Mark Billingham.
Is the Tom Thorne series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Tom Thorne Books, has 20 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Tom Thorne series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2001, and the most recent in 2025.