This is author Mark Billingham's first ever iPhone application, featuring exclusive video content, playlists, an interactive map of Tom Thorne's London and a never-before-seen chapter from Mark's new novel. Created in an unprecedented collaboration with Sky, the app coincides with a 6 part TV drama adaptation of Mark's first two novels, Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat, and will also feature trailers, interviews and stills from the TV series. These two novels, Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat, are to be re-released in paperback on 30th September to tie in with the TV drama series, which launches on Sunday 10th October on Sky 1.

The app also features Beyond The Story™ which allows you to access content specific to pages in Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat. You must have a copy of the books in order to enjoy this feature fully, but all content is also accessible to those without a copy of each book.

The app contains details of Mark Billingham's entire Tom Thorne series, sample chapters from Sleepyhead, Scaredy Cat and an unseen sneak preview from his new novel coming in 2011, character profiles, playlists for Tom Thorne and Mark Billingham, an interactive map of Thorne's London, videos of Mark including his cameo in the TV series, plus trailers, stills and interviews from the TV series. It is the perfect companion to the books for existing Tom Thorne fans, and a wonderful introduction to the series for newcomers.

'I am thrilled that the Thorne novels have finally made it to the screen and there is no easier way to discover how the books have been transferred to television than by using this amazing App. I think that even a technophobe like Tom Thorne himself would be excited!' - Mark Billingham