This is story of murder, corruption and sin. And that's just the hero.
Every great story begins with something unspeakable . . . the first Jack Parlabane thriller, from multi-award-winning author 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?
Quite Ugly One Morning is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited, and heralds the arrival of a crime fiction legend, journalist Jack Parlabane.
'A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner'
New York Times
'Brookmyre is always a class act'
The Observer
'A sharp, funny novel'
TLS
'A wicked satire'
Scotsman
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9780349108858
Number of pages: 304
Dimensions: 245 x 203 x 21 mm
Weight: 222 g
Language: English
A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner that unfolds in a world where such abilities can come in handy - New York Times
A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue - TLS
A great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mystery - Esquire
A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners - Scotsman
Christopher Brookmyre's wild and wildly funny debut crime novel - Publishers Weekly
Thrillingly unpleasant - ESQUIRE
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
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This was the first Christopher Brookmyre novel I read and it really started something. I was hardly past the first few pages and found myself compelled to read the whole thing.
I know this sits in the crime section,...
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This has the funniest first chapter I have ever read. Even now, it still makes me cry with laughter. This was the first Christopher Brookmyre that I read, and the first featuring Jack Parlabane, investigative... More
I bought this book having read the reviews and wished I hadn’t, I found neither the plot nor the characters credible and the “fun” side of it quite passed me by. If you find descriptions of people wading through... More
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