🔥🔥🔥 Due to be published 2 July 2026 🔥🔥🔥
Description from Goodreads:
"Detective Miller is back and investigating his most perplexing case yet
The Shadow One taken simultaneously by a pair of dancers facing the same direction, one of them behind and slightly shifted leftwards ("in the shadow")
A perfectly executed shadow step demonstrates synchronized elegance. It showcases a couple in near telepathic harmony with one another. It does not normally end with someone stone-dead in a lake.
DS Declan Miller is a magnet for strange cases, but an innocent man confessing to the crime? That’s a first. Things rapidly escalate when the murder that isn’t really a murder attracts the unwanted attention of a drug Queenpin, a deranged ex-squaddie, and a lovesick gangland enforcer. And when a real murder follows – and a student is kidnapped – all evidence points back to the same innocent man.
Throw in a wobbly dog, a pair of ceramic leopards, and the distracting smell from a biscuit factory, and Miller’s only option to save a young man’s life is to waltz all the way into the shadows."
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A brilliantly funny and gripping mystery that kept me completely glued to my sun lounger
As a fan of Mark Billingham, I was absolutely buzzing to get stuck into this third instalment of the Detective Miller series. I actually haven't read the first two books in this series yet – I must have been asleep or living on the moon to completely miss them! – but I am pleased to say that didn't affect my experience at all because it works brilliantly as a standalone. I recently took this on holiday with me and ended up reading the entire thing in just over a day. I was completely engrossed and totally ignored everything else going on around me.
DS Declan Miller finds himself landed with an incredibly bizarre puzzle. A man walks in and confesses to a murder, but it is totally obvious that he is completely innocent. Before long, everything spirals into pure chaos involving a gangland queenpin, a very eccentric mix of suspects and a kidnapping. Oh, and you can also expect appearances from a wonderfully wobbly dog and some rather memorable ceramic leopards!
Declan Miller is such a unique character. Honestly, I would absolutely hate to work with him in real life because he is a tad immature, constantly cracking jokes at the wrong moment and downright annoying to his colleagues. Yet, that is exactly what makes him such a joy to read. He brings so many genuine laugh out loud moments to the story, balancing out the gritty, dark nature of the actual crime investigation with his wit.
The plot moves at a fantastic pace and keeps you guessing as the tension ramps up. Mark Billingham is a master at weaving together a complex police procedural while keeping the tone incredibly entertaining and full of heart. It is a perfect five-star read for me.
Many thanks to the author, Little, Brown Book Group and NetGalley for enabling me to read and indulge myself in yet another cracker from Mr Billingham.
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