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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 ...

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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 *

A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil

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    A Paperback / softback by Christopher Brookmyre

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 05/04/2007
      ISBN13: 9780349118802, 978-0349118802
      ISBN10: 0349118809
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 ...

      Trade Review
      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 *

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