Quite Ugly One Evening

Quite Ugly One Evening is incredible. So many beautifully plotted twists and turns and a magnificent dissection of the whole tedious culture war. It would be a wonderful ending for Parlabane but I really hope it isn't as I'd miss him massively. -- C. K. McDonnell
I don't use the term genius lightly, if at all, but Chris Brookmyre is one. The plot is breathtaking, the setting beautiful and the characters are written with genuine depth. And smack bang in the middle of this Succession-meets-The Traitors novel is Brookmyre's most iconic character: the monumental Jack Parlabane. Irrepressible, acerbic and positively rubbing this hands with glee. Absolutely brilliant. Brookmyre is often copied, but never equalled. -- M. W. Craven

Quite Ugly One Evening and Jack Parlabane's literary resurrection finds Brookmyre at his twisted best. This book has everything Brookmyre fans want - the dry humour, the absurd situation, the drama and the one-liners, with high stakes and a locked room to boot. This book is good for the soul. Laugh out loud and perfectly conceived. What a bloody triumph.

-- Helen Fields
Politically nifty and funny, as ever * Sainsbury's Magazine *
A welcome return for one of [Brookmyre's] great characters. * The Sun *
A hilarious mix of farce and fury as Parlabane rages against charlatans, culture warriors and credulous fools * The Times *