{"product_id":"9780349145839","title":"Quite Ugly One Evening","description":"Author: Chris Brookmyre\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349145839\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtaking, \u003ci\u003eSuccession\u003c\/i\u003e-meets-\u003ci\u003eThe Traitors\u003c\/i\u003e. Absolutely brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e M. W. Craven\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is Brookmyre at his best.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A hilarious mix of farce and fury' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Atlantic voyage. A family at war. A secret worth killing over.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike the media family exploiting their show's renewed relevance, he's not there to stoke controversy: he's there to solve a murder.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlready in deep water with his employer, Jack desperately needs a win, and solving this decades-old mystery could be it. Problem is, he's in the middle of the Atlantic, and someone onboard has already killed once to keep their secret.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that's not even the tricky part. No, the tricky part is definitely the dead body locked in a stateroom with him, covered in his blood. Now Jack has to solve \u003ci\u003etwo\u003c\/i\u003e murders, otherwise the only way he's getting off this ship is in handcuffs - or in a body bag.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuite Ugly One Evening \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a gripping locked-room mystery that sees the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane thirty years after his first appearance in \u003ci\u003eQuite Ugly One Morning\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chris Brookmyre:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Chris Brookmyre is a genius' Richard Osman\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'In the pantheon of great crime writers' Elly Griffiths\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There's nothing he can't do' Mick Herron\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind' Chris Whitaker","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857132732574,"sku":"ADS-9780349145839","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349145839.jpg?v=1781481638","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349145839","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}