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Where The Bodies Are Buried - Jasmine Sharp
Where The Bodies Are Buried - Jasmine Sharp
Paperback
Published:
7 June, 2012
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Description
The first book in the Jasmine Sharp series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.
A 'tense, moving, and gloriously twisted' (Mark Billingham) top ten Sunday Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Quite Ugly One Morning
Detective Catherine McLeod was always taught that in Glasgow, they don't do whodunit. They do score-settling, vendettas and petty revenge. And however she looks at it, the discovery of a dead drug-dealer in a back alley means she's going to be busy.
Meanwhile, aspiring actress Jasmine Sharp is reluctantly - and incompetently - working for her uncle Jim's private investigation business. When Jim goes missing, Jasmine has to take on the investigator mantle for real, and her only lead points to a professional assassin who has been dead for twenty years. Soon Jasmine stumbles into a web of corruption and secrets that leaves her running for her life.
'[A] smartly written mainstream detective story . . . Brookymre deftly twists one case around the other' Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
'A brainy, barbed noir, this book takes its time setting the scene and establishing its characters. Most of its violence occurs off the page. But with its contrasting characters . . . and skillfully orchestrated sense of bad things to come, the novel maintains a solid grip on the reader. Brookmyre isn't as well-known in the States as fellow Scottish mystery writers Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina, but this first-rate effort may change that' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Prizes
Short-listed for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2012 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780349123356 |
| ISBN10 | 0349123357 |
| Number Of Pages | 416 |
| Item Weight | 280 g |
| Product Dimensions | 136 x 198 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format | Paperback |
Media Reviews
Where the Bodies are Buried is mainstream Glasgow noir, and it proves [Brookmyre] to be just as excellent at the gritty, serious end of the genre as he was dispensing manic humour * The Times *
Prodigiously funny and inventive, here he takes crime fans exactly where they want to go * Daily Telegraph *
His writing is as sharply observed and mordantly funny as ever. There are plenty of back-doubles and plot twists in this fast-paced read * Guardian *
It should come with a special parental warning: it will leave you emotionally exhausted (in a good way) for weeks * Sunday Business Post Ireland *
Demonstrates Brookmyre's deft building of character and realistic portrayals of everyday life * Scotsman *
Prodigiously funny and inventive, here he takes crime fans exactly where they want to go * Daily Telegraph *
It should come with a special parental warning: it will leave you emotionally exhausted (in a good way) for weeks * Sunday Business Post Ireland *
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Author's Bio
Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full-time novelist with the publication of his award-winning debut Quite Ugly One Morning, which established him as one of Britain's leading crime writers. His 2016 novel Black Widow won both the McIlvanney Prize and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Brookmyre's novels have sold more than two million copies in the UK alone.