HIS BLOODY PROJECT

*First time in paperback. *Shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker prize. *Graeme Macrae Burnet's first novel, The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau with be published for the first time in the U.S. simultaneously with this reprint. *His Bloody Project was met with universal critical acclaim and, in the UK, outsold the other titles that were Man Booker finalists. *Perfect for fans of The Alienist by Caleb Carr, this historical revenge tragedy and courtroom drama set in mid-nineteenth century Scotland is a comically dark account of a brutal triple murder. *A unique approach to crime fiction, His Bloody Project consists of the fictional memoir of a murderer, followed by various statements, maps of the murder scene, medical reports, and testimonies that question the sanity of the narrator. *Deals with contemporary issues such as sexual assault and mental health in a historical setting.