Mark Billingham in conversation with William Shaw

William Shaw talks to best-selling crime fiction writer Mark Billingham about his new thriller, Rabbit Hole, which focuses on the murder of a man on a psychiatric ward investigated by a detective who is a patient herself.

Mark’s writing career spans 20 years and his books have sold over 6 million copies. He has had 20 Sunday Times bestsellers (every one of his titles) and has spent over 120 weeks in the top ten.

He began his career as an actor, his credits including TV greats such as Dempsey & Makepeace, Birds of a Feather and Juliet Bravo. For more than 20 years he toured the world doing stand-up comedy, as well as on screen with Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Live At Jongleurs. He has presented widely on TV and radio; and was the winner of Celebrity Mastermind, thanks to knowing just about everything on Elvis Costello.