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Boiling a Frog
Christopher Brookmyre
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Description for Boiling a Frog
Paperback. In perfect Brookmyre tradition this new thriller featuring Jack Parlabane contains a lot of body fluids, the Establishment at its most corrupt, relatively few dead bodies and a formidable display of black humour. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy
The third book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.
Jack Parlabane, the investigative journalist who is not averse to breaking the law for the sake of a good story, has finally been caught on the petard of his own self-confidence and is experiencing accommodation courtesy of Her Majesty. The fledgling Scottish parliament is in catatonic shock after experiencing its first dose of Westminster sleaze. The Catholic Church of Scotland is taking full advantage of the politicians' discomfort and is riding high in the polls as the voice of morality.
Behind the scenes the truth ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349114132
SKU
KSG0009494
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Christopher Brookmyre
Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full time novelist with the publication of 'Quite Ugly One Morning'. Since the publication of 'A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away' he and his family decided to move away from Aberdeen and now live near Glasgow. Oh, yes.
Reviews for Boiling a Frog
Surreal, satirical, irreverent, violent and immensely funny
The Times
Hiaasen is one of America's finest satirists. Brookmyre is Britain's
Observer
This merciless satire is so painfully accurate that the political establishment will read it and weep . . . Boiling a Frog hits a tender spot that for MSPs, their acolytes and, more worryingly, their spin ... Read more
The Times
Hiaasen is one of America's finest satirists. Brookmyre is Britain's
Observer
This merciless satire is so painfully accurate that the political establishment will read it and weep . . . Boiling a Frog hits a tender spot that for MSPs, their acolytes and, more worryingly, their spin ... Read more