Benbecula Mary Fortune Verse Chorus Press FFC Paperback 2025 'Writing the Murder' asks some

'Writing the Murder' asks some of the finest contemporary writers to dissect their craft and analyse the place of murder in fiction

These three strangers have nothing in common - except for the man who's been lying to all of them

a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s

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Benbecula Mary Fortune Verse Chorus Press FFC Paperback 2025 'Writing the Murder' asks someIn July 1857, Angus MacPhee bludgeoned to death his parents and aunt on the Hebridean island of Benbecula. Five years later, Angus's brother Malcolm recounts the events leading up to the murders while trying to keep a grip on his own sanity. Graeme Macrae Burnet delivers a tale of dark madness, leavened by moments of black humour and absurdity.