The word I prefer is ‘tragi-comic’ which sums up what life is like.” Mark Billingham is appearing at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate (July 17-20). The Wrong ...

Best-selling crime novelist Mark Billingham said he was tied up, gagged, punched in the face and forced down on the carpet with a bag over his head. He says the terrifying incident happened after ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Mark Billingham: Stop! First thing, totally unrealistic. He just fired a nuclear weapon from his shoulder. Mark Billingham: I'm Mark "Billy" Billingham.