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Quite Ugly One Morning

By: Christopher Brookmyre
Narrated by: David Tennant
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 Yeah, yeah, the usual. A crime. A corpse. A killer. Heard it. Except this stiff happens to be a Ponsonby, scion of a venerable Edinburgh medical clan, and the manner of his death speaks of unspeakable things. Why is the body displayed like a slice of beef? How come his hands are digitally challenged? And if it's not the corpse, what is that awful smell?

A post-Thatcherite nightmare of frightening plausibility, QUITE UGLY ONE MORNING is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited.©1996 Christopher Brookmyre Action & Adventure Modern Detectives Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Scary Funny Suspense Witty Fiction

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Critic reviews

A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner that unfolds in a world where such abilities can come in handy
A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue
A great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mystery
A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners
Christopher Brookmyre's wild and wildly funny debut crime novel
Thrillingly unpleasant
A sharp, funny novel, with strong characters and some smart dialogue
A wicked satire...excellent plotting and a goodly amount of acidic one-liners
a great title and a thrillingly unpleasant murder mytery.
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David Tennant does a very good job bringing this first Jack Parlabane story to life, just sad that it is an abridged version. I found the guitar interludes distracting, especially when they overlapped with the reading.

Good but abridged version

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This has been edited which in this case works very well keeping your attention constantly. Full of black humour and much gore! Read brilliantly. Recommended

Great performance, always entertaining

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really enjoyed this book, very laugh out loud funny in some places, very good book.

excellent book

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I read it first in danish and loved it. Then I came across this version and had to give it a listen. The english version is better and Tennant is brillant.

Dark and funny

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One of my favourite authors and David Tennant is perfect reading it

A great introduction to Chris Brookmyre’s work. You’re in for a treat if this is your first listen.

Love this book with perfect narrator

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