A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season - from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBrideOn the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...Twelve days, twelve stories.Meet Fat Billy Partridge, possibly the worst cat-burglar ever; newbie drug-dealer Brian, who probably shouldn't be taking advantage of the job's fringe benefits; Philippe, a chef with anger-management issues and lots of very sharp knives; Mr Unwin, the undertaker with the golden touch; and Lord Peter Forsyth-Leven, MSP, learning the hard way that having it all means you've got so much more to lose...Thieves, drug dealers, lap-dancers, gangsters and even the odd good guy populate these twelve interlinked tales of crime and retribution set around the festive season.
| ISBN: | 9780007502905 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2012 |
| Author: | Stuart MacBride |
| Publisher: | HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery Narrative theme: Social issues Shorter Reads Thriller and Suspense |