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
26okay.”
2Explanation
27some real villains.”
3directly to us, in his own words.
28Baz
4The Burnt School
29“Tom,” I say.
5men in danger.
30“Sure. Go ahead.”
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6assembly hall.”
31thus far.
7“Yes.”
32murder.”
8Considering Thornham
33that kind of thing.”
9and well-established metropolis of Birmingham, its nearest neighbour of any size.
34false in every way.
10on the other.
35moment’s solace and peace.
11Dealing With Death
36assistants at Thornham.]
12latter almost wholly the opposite].
37doesn’t exist.”
13a full head of thick, black wavy hair.
38me.
14me absently.
39himself.
15“Yes, gov.”
40pleasant coffee shop near the bank where Wendy’s husband works.
16well in his eyes.
41since.”
17“But?”
42we can.
18instance.”
43years.
19“About half an hour.”
44up with.”
20“Tom’s fine.”
45Gloria and Gring
21“Yes, please.”
46behaviour under any circumstances.]
22“Don’t get you, Bish.”
47related facts.
23stroppy.”
48and firing of staff.
24away from him.”
49with and in many different ways.
25Being Gay
50straight there without any backup or support.
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