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A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil Christopher Brookmyre

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil By Christopher Brookmyre

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil by Christopher Brookmyre


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Summary

Are the characteristics of an adult killer or his victim visible in the playground or at the school disco? Or are the roots of a motive for murder seeded there? With characteristic brio and humour, Christopher Brookmyre investigates ...

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil Summary

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil by Christopher Brookmyre

We could tell you about the bodies. We could tell you their names, where they were found, the state they were in. We could tell you about the suspects too, the evidence, the investigators; join a few dots, even throw you a motive. But what would be the point? You're going to make your own assumptions anyway. After all, you know these people, don't you? You went to school with them. We all did. Granted, that was twenty years ago, but how much does anybody really change? Exactly. So if you really knew them then, you'll already have all the answers. If you really knew them then...

Put on your uniform and line up in an orderly fashion for the funniest and most accurate trip back to the classroom you are likely to read, as well as a murder mystery like nothing that has gone before it. Forget the forensics: only once you've been through school with this painfully believable cast of characters will you be equipped to work out what really happened decades later. Even then, you'll probably guess wrong and be made to stand in the corner.

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil Reviews

This is the book I would want if I were marooned on a desert island or lost in space * INDEPENDENT *
Brookmyre's antipathies toward the establishment- priests, teachers and crooked officials- are going strong, but are matched with a welcome complexity. * OBSERVER *
Brookmyre has lost none of his wit and panache. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
If you're looking for a breath of fresh air in this genre, then look no further. * IRISH EXAMINER *

About Christopher Brookmyre

Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full time novelist with the publication of QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING. Since the publication of A BIG BOY DID IT AND RAN AWAY he and his family decided to move away from Aberdeen and now live near Glasgow.

Additional information

GOR001343345
9780349118802
0349118809
A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil by Christopher Brookmyre
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
20070405
416
Short-listed for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2008 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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