Quite Ugly One Morning
Author(s): Chris Brookmyre
Yeah, yeah, the usual. A crime. A corpse. A killer. Heard it. Except this stiff happens to be a Ponsonby, scion of a venerable Edinburgh medical clan, and the manner of his death speaks of unspeakable things. Why is the body displayed like a slice of beef? How come his hands are digitally challenged? And if it's not the corpse, what is that awful smell? A post-Thatcherite nightmare of frightening plausibility, QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited.
Product Information
The book that gave us tartan noir: The novel which launched Christopher Brookmyre on an unsuspecting audience is being reissued with a new cover alongside other classic titles from the Abacus list in our 40th Anniversary year
Thrillingly unpleasant ESQUIRE A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue TLS A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners THE SCOTSMAN A great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mytery. ESQUIRE
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. Oh, yes.
General Fields
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- : Little, Brown Book Group
- : Abacus
- : 0.232
- : 31 March 2013
- : 197mm X 128mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Chris Brookmyre
- : Paperback
- : 40th Anniversary edition
- : 823.92
- : 304
