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The Accident on the A35
The Accident on the A35 | Graeme Macrae Burnet
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From the author of the Man Booker–shortlisted His Bloody Project. The methodical but troubled Chief Inspector Georges Gorski visits the wife of a lawyer killed in a road accident, the accident on the A35. The case is unremarkable, the visit routine. Mme Barthelme—alluring and apparently unmoved by the news—has a single question: where was her husband on the night of the accident? The answer might change nothing, but it could change everything. And Gorski sets a course for what can only be a painful truth. But the dead man’s reticent son is also looking for answers. And his search will have far more devastating consequences. The Accident on the A35 is the spellbinding follow-up to Graeme Macrae Burnet’s debut noir novel The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau. Graeme Macrae Burnet was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and now lives in Glasgow. He won a Scottish Book Trust New Writer’s Award in 2013 and the following year he published his debut novel The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau. His Bloody Project, his second novel, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. ‘Graeme Macrae Burnet creates true noir in the mysterious, funny and intelligent The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau.’ The List, Top Scottish Books of the Year ‘Gripping, blackly playful and intelligent.’ Times, on His Bloody Project ‘Riveting, dark and ingeniously constructed.’ Sunday Times on His Bloody Project ‘Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let you go.’ Guardian, on His Bloody Project ‘Transporting and deliciously frustrating.’ Hannah Kent, on His Bloody Project
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kellock
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Once again I guessed one of the major plot points. I really must stop reading/watching crime themed things. I liked this book not so much for the story but for the writing. He really is a master.

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kellock
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What else to do at the hairdressers?!

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Sticking with a Scottish writer for the next read. I've loved everything I've read by this man so am sure I will love this.

Niso I read everything he wrote and I loved it, even when it made me uncomfortable. He‘s brilliant 5y
kellock I agree. A very clever man! 5y
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Tonton
The Accident on the A35 | Graeme Macrae Burnet
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Here‘s an elegantly done new mystery by the author ofMy Bloody Project, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize. There is a fatal car crash on the A35 near a small town in France. The dead driver is a very proper, conservative lawyer, and absolutely nothing indicates foul play. Inspector Gorski is bothered by one question: where was the victim driving home from? And that, my friends, is the hook that unveils a hot mess. Literate fun!

BookwormM Great review will have to check this out 6y
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Ottergirl
The Accident on the A35 | Graeme Macrae Burnet

An enjoyable story, but I didn‘t think it was as good as The disappearance of Adele Bedeux. A pity, because I was hoping Gorsky would develop into a character I really liked.