![]() There follows a series of eyewitness accounts of the events leading up to the murder. In almost excruciating historical detail. It explains the historical background of the memoir of seventeen-year-old Roderick Macrae, and the topology and nuance of relationships in the remote community where the murder took place. The novel opens first with a preface from the “editor” of the piece. Three people are murdered in a small Highland community, and the accused murderer has written a deposition that says that he is unequivocally guilty.īut is that really the case? He does not shy away from the events of the murder “His Bloody Project” is a fascinating piece of historical literary crime fiction - a really well done “why-dunnit”. ![]() ![]() It was only a baffled review from one of my friends, who swore blind it was non-fiction, which really cinched it for me. The Man Booker shortlisted novel was one I’d seen around for years, and picked up and put down several times in second-hand shops. ![]() One of my favourite reads of 2020 was a uniquely Scottish tale from Graeme Macrae Burnet, “His Bloody Project”. Sign up to our Weekly newsletter Subscribe to our magazine for more great content ![]()
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