Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full-time novelist with the publication of his award-winning debut Quite Ugly One Morning, which established him as one of Britain's leading crime writers. His 2016 novel Black Widow won both the McIlvanney Prize and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Brookmyre's novels have sold more than two million copies in the UK alone.
Chris Brookmyre is a genius, every new book of his is a cause for celebration * Richard Osman * Brookmyre's familiar sardonic prose is pleasingly in place * Financial Times * Brookmyre's psychological acuity that sets him apart from many other thriller writers. One of the most enticing aspects of his fiction - apart from the wit and social comment - is the way he writes so well for women. It's as if he has climbed like a magician inside our heads. * The Lady *