by Christopher Brookmyre · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349118802
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«A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil» is the crime novel by Christopher Brookmyre, published by Abacus in paperback (416 pages, in English).
A double murder on the outskirts of Glasgow leads detective Karen Gillespie to investigate two suspects who, along with one of the victims, shared a primary school class. With black humour and a satirical eye, the novel explores whether childhood reveals the capacity to kill and how much people really change over the years.
Fifth instalment in the author's Parlabane series. Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2008.
For those seeking mystery and crime with acerbic humour, social satire and highly recognisable characters.
Christopher Brookmyre is a Scottish novelist whose novels, generally in a crime or police procedural frame, mix comedy, politics, social comment and action with a strong narrative. He has been referred to as a Tartan Noir author. His debut novel was Quite Ugly One Morning; subsequent works have included All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (2005), Black Widow (2016) and Bedlam (2013), which was written in parallel with the development of a first-person shooter videogame, also called Bedlam. He also writes historical fiction with his wife, Dr Marisa Haetzman, under the pseudonym Ambrose Parry.
