{"product_id":"9780349108858","title":"Quite Ugly One Morning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Christopher Brookmyre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThriller \/ suspense\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 July 1997 by Little, Brown Book Group (Abacus) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Jack Parlabane' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 128 x 22 | 212g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is story of murder, corruption and sin. And that's just the hero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery great story begins with something unspeakable . . . the first Jack Parlabane thriller, from multi-award-winning author Chris Brookmyre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYeah, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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?Quite Ugly One Morning is a wickedly entertaining and vivacious thriller, full of acerbic wit, cracking dialogue and villains both reputed and shell-suited, and heralds the arrival of a crime fiction legend, journalist Jack Parlabane.  'A lean, nasty, fun little page-turner'New York Times  'Brookmyre is always a class act'The Observer'A sharp, funny novel'TLS'A wicked satire'Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48469374894339,"sku":"9780349108858","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780349108858.jpg?v=1782304708","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780349108858","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}