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  • The Last Dance

  • Detective Miller, Book 1
  • By: Mark Billingham
  • Narrated by: David Threlfall
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (371 ratings)

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By: Mark Billingham
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Summary

The first new series from #1 bestseller Mark Billingham in 20 years.

Meet Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated...

He's a detective, a dancer, he has no respect whatsoever for authority ­- and he's the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller.

A double murder in a seaside hotel sees grieving Miller return to work to solve what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Just why were two completely unconnected men taken out?

With a distinctly loose relationship with reality and a new partner to deal with, can eccentric, offbeat Miller find answers where more traditional police have found only an impossible puzzle?

©2023 Mark Billingham (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK

Critic reviews

"A real contender for the nation's top crime writer." (Daily Mail)

"Mark Billingham gets better and better." (Michael Connelly)

"A literary superstar." (Mail on Sunday)

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Nervous of a new detective, unnecessarily!!!

So I was nervous of Detective Miller. Being a huge fan of Tom Thorne I was worried that I’d be comparing the 2.
No need to do that at all, embrace the differences in these 2 characters… you won’t be disappointed.
Completely different style to Thorne, but have to admit that Miller is a cracking character. His wit, one liners and references that people of a certain age will laugh out loud to we’re very enjoyable to listen to.
Enjoyed David Threlfall narrating but it might just be me that thought he made Miller sound older than he is.
Really loved the cameo of a certain other Met Detective ( no names as don’t want to spoil it), this made me smile.
Looking forward to more of Miller and Posh Gravy’s outings.

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Excellent

Ignore any bad reviews and give this a go, make your own mind up. I along with others wondered how this would be different to Thorne. No worries, it is and more of a light take on a thriller. Reminded me a bit of the TV series No Offence, serious but with a very light note. I loved the one liners and Millers wit, even being a bit cheesy. I loved it. The narration by David Threlfall I thought was superb, not sure why people found it not good? A definite winner for me.

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loved the humour

The author isn’t particularly someone I follow - but I will be following Miller in future. It maybe because I’m a northerner - but I loved the humour, the wit, the pithy observations.
Must also praise the reader - excellent work.

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Brilliant

Loved it! Great story and very funny in places, can't wait to get stuck into the next one.

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Dark Humour

This is full humour, reminiscing and thoughts from a detective using his personal tragedy to improve his professional life as a means to carrying on

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Fantastic

Really good. So funny a chuckle a minute. Can wait for the next one to drop

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Loved it!

Laugh out loud, poignant, great story, excellent characters brilliantly read. Mark Billingham, what a corker!

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Fantastic story, great characters epic narration

This is a detective story with lots of humour as well, the narration is deadpan and so well done.

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Enjoyable Journey

Great humour and pathos intertwined with relationship making and solving murders. Really looking forward to more of this series.

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enjoyable

a bit slow but I stuck with it and enjoyed it in the end going on to the next one now

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