{"product_id":"quite-ugly-one-evening-by-chris-brookmyre-9780349145839","title":"Quite Ugly One Evening","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe plot is breathtaking, the setting beautiful and the characters are written with genuine depth. And smack bang in the middle of this \u003ci\u003eSuccession\u003c\/i\u003e-meets-\u003ci\u003eThe Traitors\u003c\/i\u003e novel is Brookmyre's most iconic character: the monumental Jack Parlabane. Irrepressible, acerbic and positively rubbing his hands with glee. Absolutely brilliant' M. W. Craven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrookmyre at his twisted best... Laugh out loud and perfectly conceived. What a bloody triumph' Helen Fields\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Atlantic voyage. A family at war. A secret worth killing over.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike the media family exploiting their show's renewed relevance, he's not there to stoke controversy: he's there to solve a murder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlready in deep water with his employer, Jack desperately needs a win, and solving this decades-old mystery could be it. Problem is, he's in the middle of the Atlantic, and someone onboard has already killed once to keep their secret.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd that's not even the tricky part. No, the tricky part is definitely the dead body locked in a stateroom with him, covered in his blood. Now Jack has to solve \u003ci\u003etwo\u003c\/i\u003e murders, otherwise the only way he's getting off this ship is in handcuffs - or in a body bag.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuite Ugly One Evening\u003c\/i\u003e is a zeitgesty locked-room mystery that sees the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane thirty years after his first appearance in \u003ci\u003eQuite Ugly One Morning\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Chris Brookmyre:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Chris Brookmyre is a genius' Richard Osman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In the pantheon of great crime writers' Elly Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'There's nothing he can't do' Mick Herron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind' Chris Whitaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536921215212,"sku":"9780349145839","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f579950ccdb75a84d7814fce09b88572.jpg?v=1776903549","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/quite-ugly-one-evening-by-chris-brookmyre-9780349145839","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}