Book description
***Winner of the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year***
** Shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025**
FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW
THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL
You know Penny Coyne. The little old lady who has solved multiple…
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Why read it?
2 authors picked The Cracked Mirror as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The denouement was totally unexpected
It may be best if you go into this book knowing as little about it as possible. However, if you're a murder mystery fan then I suspect you'll enjoy this one. Brookmyre's takes on the different subgenres are spot on, and the twists just keep coming. The most original book I read this year.
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