Lifeless

Lifeless is a gripping British crime thriller by Mark Billingham, a former detective turned novelist. The story follows Detective Inspector Tom Evans and his partner Nick Trewin as they hunt a serial killer who targets women and leaves them alive but permanently incapacitated — a killer who calls his victims "lifeless." When Tom's own wife is targeted, the case becomes personal, and the hunt turns desperate and dangerous. Billingham's trademark gritty realism and tense pacing make this a standout in the crime genre.