His Bloody Project
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Taste attributes: crimehistoricallegalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary
Boxlist takeDark and intimate: a serious crime novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
The year is 1869. After a brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands, a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae is arrested for the crime. A memoir written by the accused makes it clear that he is guilty, but the police and the courts must decide what drove him to murder the local village constable. And why did he kill his other two victims? Was he insane?
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- Graeme Macrae Burnet
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 288
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