Description
Book SynopsisThis 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
Trade Review
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 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 *
