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Country of the Blind
Christopher Brookmyre
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Description for Country of the Blind
Paperback. Another fast talking, fast action thriller by the author of QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING, winner of the 1996 Critics' First Blood Award. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 280.
The second book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.
The murder of a media moghul in his country mansion appears to be the result of him disturbing a gang of would-be thieves. The robbers are swiftly caught, but when they are unexpectedly moved to a different prison they escape. Back in Edinburgh, a young solicitor reveals to the press that one of the subjects had left a letter with her some time before the break-in which proves his innocence. Jack Parlabane, journo-extraordinaire, is intrigued, but when he approaches the lawyer he discovers someone else is trying ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349109305
SKU
V9780349109305
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
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 Country of the Blind
Violent, funny, Scottish ... a publisher's dream
Daily Telegraph
Irvine Welsh out of Ian Rankin
Scotland on Sunday
Tough, in your face ... studded with a lot of black humour
Irish Times
Brookmyre's deft character sketches, street-level dialect and mercilessly satirical observations of cross-border politics, journalism and human zaniness keep this good-sized novel moving ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
Irvine Welsh out of Ian Rankin
Scotland on Sunday
Tough, in your face ... studded with a lot of black humour
Irish Times
Brookmyre's deft character sketches, street-level dialect and mercilessly satirical observations of cross-border politics, journalism and human zaniness keep this good-sized novel moving ... Read more