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“A no-holds-barred thriller plot with a sense of the ridiculous, lacing nastiness with some delightfully black comedy” - The Big Issue Scotland”You really can’t afford to miss out on this” - Ray Banks, author of Sucker Punch and Beast of Bu… more

Warning: Contains strong language throughout and some adult content.Orphan, son, brother, friend, husband, father, workaholic, alcoholic, music journalist and occasional hero; Tom Kinsella lives life to the full despite a tragic past. In Bo… more

This three-novel anthology wallows in dark, twisted humour, sexual obsession and the latent violence of the male animal. Looking For Sarah Jane SmithMarty’s living in a Welsh town he hates, doing a job he’s lost interest in and so bored he … more

A foul-mouthed comedy that follows one man’s search for the perfect woman as it takes him from a grotty Welsh town to the other side of the world.Marty’s living in a Welsh town he hates, doing a job he’s lost interest in and so bored he can… more

Winner of Britain’s First Blood Award for the best debut crime novel, Christopher Brookmyre’s Quite Ugly One Morning is the raucous comic thriller that established the author’s reputation for a scabrously humorous style and breakneck, hell-… more

Quote from Bestselling author Christopher Brookmyre-“You might think you’d rather die than go through group therapy, but what if death was no escape? Gabriel’s Angel is the perfect antidote to the glib platitudes of emotional quick-fix cult… more

The girl who liked to say wow Set in Not quite Cambridge, England, Calm Publishing announces the launch of the 1st novel by Robert Bridge.A genre detective novel to appeal to fans of Malcolm Pryce, Christopher Brookmyre and Carl Hiaasen.In… more

A crime comedy that centres on a group of misfits in Australia all struggling to make better lives for themselves.Perth. It’s thousands of miles from anywhere, it’s got a rubbish Bell Tower and not enough of the laidback locals are being ea… more

“Gangsters don’t wear suits any more, Hollister. There’s no glamour in that game and it’s far too messy. Gangsters wish they could do what I do, trust me. I’m merely a capitalist making as much money from this Province as is allowed, and th… more

Where the Bodies Are Buried is the latest work from Scottish crime writer Christopher Brookmyre, best known for his comic crime novels. His latest book is just as richly Scottish as his earlier work, but it is his grittiest and most realist… more

PLOT INTRODUCTIONDr. Olembé of Lorenex Biotherapeutics believes he has the cure for cancer – albeit in its infancy. He finds himself on the brink of his first human trial. Things do not go to plan, reawakening old enmities between conventio… more

Comic crime novelist Christopher Brookmyre is back with another outrageous caper featuring hard-bitten investigative journalist Jack Parlabane, hero of the award-winning novel Quite Ugly One Morning. When conservative tabloid media mogul Ro… more

The must-have annual anthology for every crime fiction fan – the year’s top new British short stories selected by leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski.This great annual covers the full range of mystery fiction, from noir and hardboiled cri… more

A rollicking, witty novel by the author The Guardian has called “the next star of the genre … [who writes in] the sassy, nasty, fast style of the Americans Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen”Christopher Brookmyre’s critically acclaimed, aw… more

Like a highball mix of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiassen, Christopher Brookmyre is back with his most lethal book yet: One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night.Gavin Hutchinson had it all planned out. A unique “floating holiday experience” on … more

“Rankin for the Xbox generation”Book 3 in a series of Edinburgh-based police procedurals starring DC Scott Cullen which have been compared favourably with Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Christopher Brookmyre, Ed McBain, Elmore Leonard and Stu… more

Part coming of age story and part exploration of the maddening nature of dreams, Girls Like Funny Boys is a potent mix of sexual obsession, guilt and fame.’Gina crouched, resting on her haunches to continue the conversation. Her legs were t… more