Benbecula
$26.99
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
4 November 2025
Summary
On the 9th of July 1857, a twenty-five-year-old labourer named Angus MacPhee bludgeoned to death his parents and aunt in the crofting community on the remote Hebridean island of Benbecula.
Five years later, Angus’s older brother Malcolm recounts the events leading up to the murders while trying to keep a grip on his own sanity. Malcolm is ostracised by the community and haunted by this gruesome episode in his past, but is he as innocent as he seems?
From Graeme Macrae Burnet, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923058613 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923058614 |
| Author: | Graeme Macrae Burnet |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 4 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 233mm x 155mm |
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Critics Review
‘Part psychological thriller, part socio-legal critique, Benbecula is peak Burnet. It’s a blast to read but its real genius lies between the lines.’ * Bram Presser *
‘A consummate slice of alternative true crime.’ * Daily Mail *
‘A sometimes hard-to-read testament to the banality of evil, and a heartfelt cry of despair that is well worth a day of your time.’ * Scottish Field *
‘…moves along with tremendous speed, and with an inexorable momentum… a brilliant and shocking novel, like the bright blade of a tuskar cutting into the dark flesh of the peatbank.’ * Duncan McLean, The Orcadian *
‘Wonderfully haunting’ * Readings *
‘One of the most riveting and easily recommendable books I’ve read in 2025’ * Better Read Than Dead *
‘Psychologically perceptive and darkly atmospheric…A profound and ambitious work. His best yet.’ * Bookmunch *
‘A fine achievement.’ * Queensland Reviewers Collective *
‘Quiet, elegant writing.’ * Irish Times *
About The Author
Graeme Macrae Burnet
Graeme Macrae Burnet was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and now lives in Glasgow. His Bloody Project, his second novel, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016, won the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year Award 2016, and was shortlisted for the LA Times Book Awards 2017. His fourth novel, Case Study, was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 and was included in the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2022.
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