The Last Dance: The First Detective Miller Novel -- Mark Billingham, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingham that introduces Detective Miller: a man who's unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated.

Maverick sleuth Declan Miller is back at work following the murder of his wife (and amateur ballroom dancing partner) Alex. Working with new partner and heavy metal enthusiast DS Sara Xiu, he is tasked with investigating the double killing of gangland family scion Adrian Cutler and IT consultant Barry Shepherd at the Sands Hotel. Initial evidence suggests a hired gun and a botched job. The search for the hitman begins and Miller begins to reconnect with his old network--his ballroom dancing friends, homeless informant Finn, and even the ghost of his wife who keeps showing up in his kitchen. The fact Alex had been investigating the Cutler family prior to her death complicates things, and as Miller gets closer to the truth, he realizes the danger is walking right up to his doorstep...

Author: Mark Billingham
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 07/04/2023
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.91w x 1.57d
ISBN: 9780802161949

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/17/2023
Library Journal 06/01/2023 pg. 87
Shelf Awareness 07/07/2023

About the Author
Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and also won the Sherlock Award for Best Detective Created by a British Author. His books, which include the critically acclaimed Tom Thorne series, have been translated into twenty-five languages and have sold over four million copies. He lives in London.