Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
The next novel by the Man Booker finalist and the sequel to The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau is a clever literary mystery that probes the darkness of small-town life.
Brief description:
Graeme Macrae Burnet has established a reputation for smart and literary mystery writing with his highly praised novel, His Bloody Project, which was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He was born and brought up in Kilmarnock and has lived in Prague, Bordeaux, Porto, and London. He now lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
Review Quotes: A Wall Street Journal Best Mystery
A GUARDIAN BEST CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK
Longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
"Reminiscent of Inspector Maigret novels by Georges Simenon, Mr. Burnet's Gorski chronicles--this is his second--are memorable works of art in their own right." --
Wall Street Journal, Best Mysteries Pick of 2018 "Dazzling."--
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Fans of literary noir will clamor for more."
--Library Journal, Starred Review "The Man Booker Prize finalist spins another tale within a tale . . . of domestic intrigue in backwater France with two appealing detective figures."
--Kirkus "A masterful psychological thriller."--
Ian Stephen, author of A Book of Death and Fish "Psychologically astute and convincingly grounded in its environment, this study of petty persecution and murder is a fine achievement from an ambitious and accomplished writer."--
The National "Masterful, clever and playful . . . one of the most experimental and assured authors currently writing in Scotland."--
Louise Hutcheson, A Novel Bookblog "One of the most enjoyable and involving novels you'll read this year."--
Alistair Braidwood, Scots Wha Hae
