Mark Billingham: SCAREDY CAT
Mark Philip David Billingham (born 2 July 1961) is an English novelist whose series of "Tom Thorne" crime novels are best-sellers in that particular genre. He is also a television screenwriter and has become a familiar face as an actor and comic. In 1997, Billingham became a crime victim, as he and his writing partner Peter Cocks were kidnapped and held hostage in a Manchester hotel room. The two were kept bound and gagged in their hotel room by a trio of masked men who stole items and credit cards from them. He turned the event into inspiration for his second Thorne novel, Scaredy Cat. The book was published in 2002.
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The resolution comes when a detective Thorne finds the professional killer, Nicklin, but it is too late because he already killed school teacher and a Tom's coleague – Sarah McEvoy. In the end, Palmer dies, and Nicklin goes to jail, but consequences are measureless.
The general theme of Scaredy Cat is: „the power of fear, and that fear is a very powerful weapon, and if you are prepared to instill it, you have a very powerful weapon that is every bit as dangerous as a gun or a knife.“ The book storyline presents the scenario of tandem serial killers, two individuals apparently working together, creating an added air of terror and expectation whenever one of them strikes.
In the book, important conflicts are appearing beetwen characters, especially beetwen detective Throne and his coleagues, because he has different ideas and beliefs than them. But in the end, he's decisions are usually the right ones.
Also, there are conflicts within characters themselves. Thorne and Palmer are often thinking about their acts, they have constant doubts about their decisions and they are trying to put their thoughts
Mark Philip David Billingham (born 2 July 1961) is an English novelist whose series of "Tom Thorne" crime novels are best-sellers in that particular genre. He is also a television screenwriter and has become a familiar face as an actor and comic. In 1997, Billingham became a crime victim, as he and his writing partner Peter Cocks were kidnapped and held hostage in a Manchester hotel room. The two were kept bound and gagged in their hotel room by a trio of masked men who stole items and credit cards from them. He turned the event into inspiration for his second Thorne novel, Scaredy Cat. The book was published in 2002.
Thorne television adaptation started broadcast in October 2010, with acclaimed actor David Morrissey …show more content…
The resolution comes when a detective Thorne finds the professional killer, Nicklin, but it is too late because he already killed school teacher and a Tom's coleague – Sarah McEvoy. In the end, Palmer dies, and Nicklin goes to jail, but consequences are measureless.
The general theme of Scaredy Cat is: „the power of fear, and that fear is a very powerful weapon, and if you are prepared to instill it, you have a very powerful weapon that is every bit as dangerous as a gun or a knife.“ The book storyline presents the scenario of tandem serial killers, two individuals apparently working together, creating an added air of terror and expectation whenever one of them strikes.
In the book, important conflicts are appearing beetwen characters, especially beetwen detective Throne and his coleagues, because he has different ideas and beliefs than them. But in the end, he's decisions are usually the right ones.
Also, there are conflicts within characters themselves. Thorne and Palmer are often thinking about their acts, they have constant doubts about their decisions and they are trying to put their thoughts