Author | Graeme Macrae Burnet |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction, crime |
Publisher | Contraband |
Publication date
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2016 |
His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae is a 2016 novel by Graeme Macrae Burnet. It re-imagines the (supposedly) real-life story of a 17-year-old boy named Roderick ‘Roddy’ Macrae who committed a triple homicide circa 1869. It was published by Scottish imprint, Contraband. In October 2016, His Bloody Project became the largest-selling book in the Booker shortlist.
In September 2016, it was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.