5/13/2023 0 Comments His bloody project review![]() ![]() The book is concerned with the nature of truth and justice, of insanity, and in particular the role of class in society and criminal proceedings. It’s an effective narrative technique that lets the author explore a number of themes. It also helps that the content is top notch.Ī historical crime novel set in 19th Century Scotland, the book is told via a series of medical records, memoir, eye witness accounts and court proceedings. A short read, not too expensive ($19.99 in Australia) and with an evocative, you-know-what-you’re-getting cover. I would think it is making its publishers a pretty penny or two. The film rights have been already been optioned. ![]() More than any of the other books on the shortlist its sales have skyrocketed, across ebook and print. So it has been for the Man Booker 2016 shortlisted His Bloody Project. A moment is created, a buzz grows to a roar, and the snowball effect takes over. It’s quite thrilling when a literary book takes off in terms of sales. His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet ![]()
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