davethompson

I have read all but the last couple of Billingham's Thorne series. They are all good reads and he shows no sign of charachter weariness. Another couple of author's you may wish to take a look at are Michael Robotham ( the Suspect was his 1st in the sreies ) and Craig Russell who writes about a Murder Detective in Hamburg called Jan Fabe. Excellent reads, though with Russell, you need to read them in order !

Thanks for your thoughts, I also enjoyed the TV Thorne, but like yourself, found him different to what I had imagined. I fully agree with you about reading before viewing. I think its because you are able to use your imagination when reading. The Tom Clancy films ( Red October / Patriot games etc etc ) translated well but I still found the books more enjoyable. Are there any books that anyone would really love to see on the big / small screen?

Now that Mark Billingham's first two novels have now been translated to the TV, what are peoples thoughts? I personally much preferred the books, but isn't that always the case? With the execption of maybe The Bourne films, I can't think of any other fiction novels that are better in the visual. What do you think?