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Terri
Mar 15, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: historical-fiction, mysteries-british, scotland-fiction
A beautifully-researched and intelligent novel "His Bloody Project" takes you inside a small crofting village in 19th century Scotland. Roderick Macrae is the 17-year old boy accused of murdering his neighbors after his father has fallen on numerous misfortunes caused by the local constable. When the family tries to seek justice from the overseerer in charge, they are dismissed and ridiculed. This is a heartbreaking tale of injustice, cruelty and hypocrisy that will leave the reader stunned and ...more
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Damian
Jan 18, 2021 rated it really liked it
His Bloody Project is a psychological thriller disguised as a true crime story; a collection of supposedly “found” documents about three brutal murders in the Highlands in 1869. Is the accused, one Roderick Macrae, mad, bad or both? Will truth save him form the gallows? Here fact and fiction confound one another. The novel is set in small crofting community of Culduie which feels very tight-knit but also incredibly isolating and horribly insular. It reminds me of The Name of the Rose by Umberto ...more
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Anna
Apr 03, 2017 rated it it was amazing
I thoroughly enjoyed this unusual thriller and am excited by this author. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016 and won the Saltaire Fiction Book of the year for 2016 and deservedly so.

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Rachel
Aug 10, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: historical-fiction, man-booker-winner-finalist, libraryebook
I think the whole question of was he sane or not was a bit silly but I found this to be a good read.
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Ryan
May 29, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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