Christopher Brookmyre

An Atlantic voyage. A family at war. A secret worth killing over.Reporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike the media family exploiting their show''s renewed relevance, he''s not there to stoke controversy: he''s there to solve a murder.Already in deep water with his employer, Jack desperately needs a win, and solving this decades-old mystery could be it. Problem is, he''s in the middle of the Atlantic, and someone onboard has already killed once to keep their secret.And that''s not even the tricky part. No, the tricky part is definitely the dead body locked in a stateroom with him, covered in his blood. Now Jack has to solve two murders, otherwise the only way he''s getting off this ship is in handcuffs - or in a body bag.Quite Ugly One Evening is a zeitgesty locked-room mystery that sees the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane thirty years after his first appearance in Quite Ugly One Morning. Praise for Chris Brookmyre:''Chris Brookmyre is a genius'' - Richard Osman''In the pantheon of great crime writers'' - Elly Griffiths''There''s nothing he can''t do'' - Mick Herron''Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind'' - Chris Whitaker

***Winner of the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year***FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVELYou know Penny Coyne. The little old lady who has solved multiple murders in her otherwise sleepy village, despite bumbling local police. A razor-sharp mind in a twinset and tweed.You know Johnny Hawke. Hard-bitten LAPD homicide detective. Always in trouble with his captain, always losing partners, but always battling for the truth, whatever it takes.Against all the odds, against the usual story, their worlds are about to collide. It starts with a dead writer and a mysterious wedding invitation. It will end with a rabbit hole that goes so deep, Johnny and Penny might come to question not just whodunnit, but whether they want to know the answer.A cross-genre hybrid of Agatha Christie and Michael Connelly, The Cracked Mirror is the most imaginative and entertaining crime novel of the year, a genre-splicing rollercoaster with a poignantly emotional heart.

Twists abound in the brilliant multi-award-nominated psychological thriller from master author Chris Brookmyre - perfect for readers of The Girl on the Train and Disclaimer.