His Bloody Project
crime | |
| Publisher | Contraband |
|---|---|
Publication date | 2015 |
| fictional | |
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Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae is a 2015 novel by Graeme Macrae Burnet.[1] Using fictional historical documents, it tells the story of a 17-year-old boy named Roderick "Roddy" Macrae, who commits a triple homicide in the village of Culduie, on the Applecross peninsula,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
The book is the story of the young man Roddy Macrae and his animosity with the local constable, Lachlan Broad.
Reception
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
- ^ "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.