His Bloody Project

Name: His Bloody Project
Brand: Text Publishing
SKU: 9781925498257
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By Graeme Macrae Burnet

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( 34,257 ratings, 3,490 reviews)

Summary

His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet is a gripping tale set in a rural Scottish village in the 1860s. The story revolves around a brutal murder, with the narrative unfolding through a series of haunting documents, including memoirs by the accused young man. As the details of the crime and the motives behind it are revealed, the book explores themes of justice, power, and the blurred lines between truth and perception.
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You might enjoy this gripping novel if you appreciate psychological thrillers set in historical contexts. It offers a captivating exploration of a brutal crime in a 19th-century Scottish village, blending crime fiction with a deep dive into the human psyche. The narrative's unique structure, using a mix of memoirs, documents, and trial records, might appeal to fans of true crime and historical mysteries.

His Bloody Project

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Longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.

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? Or was this the act of a man in possession of his senses?

Only the persuasive powers of his advocate stand between the killer and the gallows at Inverness.

In this compelling and original novel, using the words of the accused, personal testimony, transcripts from the trial, and newspaper reports, Graeme Macrae Burnet tells a moving story about the provisional nature of the truth, even when the facts are plain.

His Bloody Project is a mesmerising literary thriller set in an unforgiving landscape where the rules can change but justice is absolute.

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His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet is acclaimed for its ingenious blending of crime story and historical fiction, creating a gripping narrative. Reviewers praise its exploration of the complexities of the human mind and the legal processes of the time, with its portrayal of 19th-century Scottish crofting life being both vivid and darkly engaging. The novel's structure, through multiple unreliable perspectives, is highlighted as a strength, keeping readers questioning the nature of truth and justice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925498257

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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Fiction General Fiction Graeme Macrae Burnet Literary Fiction

About the Author

Graeme Macrae Burnet was born and brought up in Kilmarnock and now lives in Glasgow, Scotland. In between, he lived in Prague, Bordeaux, Porto and London. His debut novel, The Disappearance of Adole Bedeau, is a psychological crime thriller set in the small town of Saint-Louis on the French-Swiss border. His second book, His Bloody Project, which deals with a triple murder in a crofting village in the Scottish Highlands, has been longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Graeme maintains a blog at graememacraeburnet.wordpress.com.