Length4h 14m
About this audiobook
Thornham Tales is a kind of coda to the life and work of Tom Tompkins. Over a period of many years, we see his development both as a policeman and a man. We encounter unsympathetic senior officers, villains big and small and gain privileged entry into his personal life and career. Cases past and present, big and small, dangerous or just perplexing are remembered and described as we delve into his personal scrapbook and unearth a whole host of memories.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length4 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 9, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Thornham Tales
45Gloria and Gring
2Explanation
46behaviour under any circumstances.]
3directly to us, in his own words.
47related facts.
4The Burnt School
48and firing of staff.
5men in danger.
49with and in many different ways.
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6assembly hall.”
50straight there without any backup or support.
7“Yes.”
51up to a convenient radiator with a pair of handcuffs.
8Considering Thornham
52Daylight Robbery
9and well-established metropolis of Birmingham, its nearest neighbour of any size.
53such a case.]
10on the other.
54“Great. Thanks, Tom.”
11Dealing With Death
55board.
12latter almost wholly the opposite].
56Saturday night in the city centre.
13a full head of thick, black wavy hair.
57companies.
14me absently.
58“Then how…..?”
15“Yes, gov.”
59Where no Crime’s Been Committed
16well in his eyes.
60“And the parents?”
17“But?”
61“Ten past twelve, Tom.”
18instance.”
62by phone.”
19“About half an hour.”
63“Exactly.”
20“Tom’s fine.”
64“No. The mother’s also in complete denial, Tom.”
21“Yes, please.”
65Gun Law
22“Don’t get you, Bish.”
66short.
23stroppy.”
67She nods but doesn’t speak.
24away from him.”
68Crime Inc.
25Being Gay
69too.
26okay.”
70many years at her majesty’s pleasure.
27some real villains.”
71me.
28Baz
72Spooks
29“Tom,” I say.
73favour over a fairly long time.
30“Sure. Go ahead.”
74Shopping Centre. It has a Russian theme, I believe.”
31thus far.
75“The KGB?”
32murder.”
76call?”
33that kind of thing.”
77returns with a disk.
34false in every way.
78“Okay, Tom.”
35moment’s solace and peace.
79deal with Hamilton.”
36assistants at Thornham.]
80behind you in five minutes.”
37doesn’t exist.”
81Pauline
38me.
82armour – a continued belief in her superiority and ultimate invulnerability.
39himself.
83Endgame
40pleasant coffee shop near the bank where Wendy’s husband works.
84somewhere in time and on a different plane of existence.
41since.”
85Last Words – by Dr. Margaret Buxton
42we can.
86opinion.
43years.
87deal with palliative or end of life care.
44up with.”
88contemplate.
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