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Quite Ugly One Morning

Jack Parlabane, Book 1

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Quite Ugly One Morning

By: Chris Brookmyre
Narrated by: Angus King
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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.

©1996 Chris Brookmyre (P)1996 W. F. Howes Ltd Amateur Sleuths Crime Crime Thrillers Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Thriller & Suspense Scary Murder

Critic reviews

'A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner' —New York Times

'Brookmyre is always a class act' —The Observer

'A sharp, funny novel' —TLS
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I love this re-release with Angus King narrating. Chris Brookmyre's gritty writing and humour coupled with Angus King's brilliant performance made me laugh out loud on a busy train. Now really looking forward to Quite Ugly One Evening.

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