A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil

Now in B format.

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...

We could tell you about the bodies. We could tell you their names, where they were found, and 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...

Short-listed for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2008 (UK)

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

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

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.

Author Location: Glasgow

Quite Ugly One Morning, Boiling a Frog, A Big Boy Did it and Ran Away, The Sacred Art of Stealing, Be My Enemy, All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye (0 349 11745 4)

Now in B format.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...We could tell you about the bodies. We could tell you their names, where they were found, and 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...

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