His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
A brutal triple murder in a remote northwestern crofting community in 1869 leads to the arrest of a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae. Theres no question that Macrae landed the savage blows, but what drove him to commit such merciless acts of violence. Was he insane? And will he hang for his wicked acts?
“Spellbinding … Riveting, dark and ingeniously constructed” -- Edmund Gordon * Sunday Times. *
“The book’s pretence at veracity, as well as being a literary jeux d’esprit, brings an extraordinary historical period into focus, while the multiple unreliable perspectives are designed to keep the audience wondering, throughout the novel and beyond. This is a fiendishly readable tale that richly deserves the wider attention the Booker has brought it.” -- Justine Jordan * The Guardian *
“An astonishing piece of writing… a voice that sounds startlingly authentic.” -- Jake Kerridge * The Telegraph *
“Gripping, blackly playful and intelligent, it deserves a space on the shortlist. It’s one of the few that may set the heather — and imagination — ablaze.” -- Robbie Millen * The Times. *
“Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project is a gripping crime story, a deeply imagined historical novel, and gloriously written – all in one tour-de-force of a book. Stevensonian – that’s the highest praise I can give.” -- Chris Dolan, Book of the Year. * The Herald *
“The Man Booker judges got it right: this really is one of the most convincing and engrossing novels of the year.” -- David Robinson * The Scotsman. *
“A real box of tricks... a truly ingenious thriller as confusingly multilayered as an Escher staircase.” -- Jake Kerridge * Express *
."A historical revenge tragedy and courtroom drama... [are] at the heart of this masterful psychological thriller." -- Ian Stephen
"Masterful, clever and playful. It is every inch the riveting second novel I had hoped for." -- Louise Hutcheson * A Novel Bookblog. *
“The book’s pretence at veracity, as well as being a literary jeux d’esprit, brings an extraordinary historical period into focus, while the multiple unreliable perspectives are designed to keep the audience wondering, throughout the novel and beyond. This is a fiendishly readable tale that richly deserves the wider attention the Booker has brought it.” -- Justine Jordan * The Guardian *
“An astonishing piece of writing… a voice that sounds startlingly authentic.” -- Jake Kerridge * The Telegraph *
“Gripping, blackly playful and intelligent, it deserves a space on the shortlist. It’s one of the few that may set the heather — and imagination — ablaze.” -- Robbie Millen * The Times. *
“Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project is a gripping crime story, a deeply imagined historical novel, and gloriously written – all in one tour-de-force of a book. Stevensonian – that’s the highest praise I can give.” -- Chris Dolan, Book of the Year. * The Herald *
“The Man Booker judges got it right: this really is one of the most convincing and engrossing novels of the year.” -- David Robinson * The Scotsman. *
“A real box of tricks... a truly ingenious thriller as confusingly multilayered as an Escher staircase.” -- Jake Kerridge * Express *
."A historical revenge tragedy and courtroom drama... [are] at the heart of this masterful psychological thriller." -- Ian Stephen
"Masterful, clever and playful. It is every inch the riveting second novel I had hoped for." -- Louise Hutcheson * A Novel Bookblog. *
Born in Kilmarnock, Graeme Macrae Burnet is among the UK’s leading contemporary novelists, having achieved both critical acclaim and best-selling status around the world. He lives in Glasgow, where he studied film and English literature. After teaching English overseas and working as a researcher in the television industry, he won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2013 and now writes full-time. He is best known for his dazzling Booker-shortlisted second novel, His Bloody Project, and his fourth novel, Case Study, which was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. Graeme is also the author of a trilogy of French-set detective novels: The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau (2014), The Accident on the A35 (2017), and A Case of Matricide (2024).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910192665 |
| ISBN 10 | 191019266X |
| Title | His Bloody Project |
| Author | Graeme Macrae Burnet |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Saraband |
| Year published | 2016-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2016, Short-listed for Man Booker Prize 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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