Quite Ugly One Morning (Jack Parlabane)

Christopher Brookmyre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349108854 ISBN 13: 9780349108858

Publisher: Abacus, 1997

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?

A post-Thatcherite nightmare of frightening plausibility, QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited.

Review:

A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner that unfolds in a world where such abilities can come in handy (New York Times)

A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue (TLS)

A great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mystery (Esquire)

A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners (Scotsman)

Christopher Brookmyre's wild and wildly funny debut crime novel (Publishers Weekly)

Thrillingly unpleasant (ESQUIRE)

A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue (TLS)

A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners (THE SCOTSMAN)

a great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mytery. (ESQUIRE)

Book Description:

The novel which launched Christopher Brookmyre on an unsuspecting but overwhelmingy appreciative audience. 'The dialogue is a joy throughout and the plot crackles along with confident gusto and intelligence...an assured debut by a talented writer' THE TIMES