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Mark Billingham

Robert Glenister

Celia de Wolff

Blood, Sweat and Tears: Like A Glass Jaw

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Like A Glass Jaw

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The second in a new series of specially commissioned stories by top crime writers.

Mark Billingham - best known for his series of novels with Detective Tom Thorne - writes a new short story about an ex-boxer who finds himself caught up in an emotional situation.

Mark Billingham writes the second episode in a new series of specially commissioned short stories by three of Britain's top crime writers. ‘Like A Glass Jaw’ is the story of an ex-boxer who finds himself caught up in an emotional situation that leads to him realise old habits die hard.
 
Mark is best known for his series of novels featuring Detective Tom Thorne, as well as being an accomplished actor and stand up comedian. 
 
These stories were recorded in front of an audience in the MCT theatre, Alleyn's School, Dulwich.

Read by Robert Glenister
 
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4

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