A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering - Andrew Hunter Murray (Hardback) 25-04-2024
Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder . . . A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run. 'Fantastic' Zoe Ball 'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell 'Who knew murder could be so funny. A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!' Claire Mackintosh 'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan 'A bloody brilliant, fantastic book ... I'm bereft now I've finished it' Philippa Perry 'It's laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times 'Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times __________ Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder. My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away. I don't rob them, I don't damage anything... I'm more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal. Life is good. Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead. And now ... now we're in a great deal of trouble. __________ Readers love A Beginner's Guide . . . ***** 'I just didn't want this to end. The narrator's voice is very, very engaging: a little cynical, very witty and all round jolly good fun.' ***** 'I was more than pleasantly surprised. It has some brilliantly written characters and the plot keeps you engaged throughout.' ***** 'I was gripped to the very end.' ***** 'Great fun, fast paced and quirkily written.' ***** 'This book is so far fetched that it's brilliant!' __________ More love for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . . '[Andrew Hunter Murray] has written something so funny and clever, you will want to give him a badge.' Cariad Lloyd 'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly e