His Bloody Project
 First edition | |
| Author | Graeme Macrae Burnet |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction, crime |
| Publisher | Contraband |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae is a 2015 novel by Graeme Macrae Burnet.[1] Using fictional historical documents, it tells the story of a 17-year-old boy named Roderick "Roddy" Macrae, who commits a triple homicide in the village of Culduie, on the Applecross peninsula, in 1869.[2][3]
Synopsis
[edit]The book is the story of the young man Roddy Macrae and his animosity with the local constable, Lachlan Broad.
Reception
[edit]In September 2016, it was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.[4] In October 2016, His Bloody Project became the largest-selling book in the Booker shortlist.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Man Booker prize 2016: the longlist – in pictures". The Guardian. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "His Bloody Project: Author returns to the scene of the crime". BBC News. 16 September 2017.
- ^ "His Bloody Project - The Man Booker Prizes".
- ^ Alice (13 September 2016). "Man Booker Prize announces 2016 shortlist". Man Booker. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Julian Barnes is rubbish, says Julian Barnes - The Man Booker Prizes".
- ^ correspondent, Libby Brooks Scotland (22 September 2016). "His Bloody Project's sales leave Booker shortlist rivals for dead" – via The Guardian.
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