Revolving around an unforgettable group of strangers on the night train to Newcastle, this funny and fiendish crime debut from the much-loved author of the Horrible Histories books employs Deary's characteristic wit and storytelling flair to highly entertaining effect.
This is a funny, clever and deeply satisfying multi-stranded murder mystery by Terry Deary, the legendary author of Horrible Histories.
Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction: 'Actually I'm a Murderer.' Set in the north-east of England in the seventies, the lives of an actor, tech pioneer and political advisor are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with round glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle.
By the end of the following day, one of them will be dead, one will turn blackmailer and another forced to commit a crime. And all of them will be under the astute and watchful observation of Aline, the local police officer with her own agenda to fulfil...
And then the body count begins to rise which begs the question - just how many actual murderers are out there... and who will be the next victim?
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781408720103
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 240 x 156 x 22 mm
Actually, I'm a Murderer is the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time. Pitch-perfect in tone, funny, and so very very clever. I'd be surprised if I read anything better this year. Highly recommended - M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MERCY CHAIR
A wonderful story told with increasing pace. A cross between Hitchcock and The Beiderbecke Affair - Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
A stunning first crime novel. Actually, I'm a Murderer is a delightful joyride of a book. Its switchback turns are managed with professional ease, so that the reader does not know exactly what happened until the very end - Simon Brett, author of the Charles Paris series
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