I'm on Radio 4's Take Four Books, talking about Quite Ugly One Evening and three books that inspired it. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Take Four Books, Christopher Brookmyre

The Scottish writer on his latest crime novel, Quite Ugly One Evening, and its influences.

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Spotted in the St James Quarter. Jack's Fringe run starts this Thursday. Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/.../jack-bro...

Marisa and I will be at the Fringe next month. On August 6th we're at The Stand as part of their lunchtime In Conversation series. www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2963/...

In Conversation With... Chris Brookmyre and Marissa Haetzman - The Stand Comedy Club

Chris Brookmyre is an internationally celebrated crime writer, debuting with Quite Ugly One Morning in 1996 and going on to publish over thirty novels, winni...

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Marisa and I will be at the Fringe next month. On August 6th we're at The Stand as part of their lunchtime In Conversation series. www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2963/...

In Conversation With... Chris Brookmyre and Marissa Haetzman - The Stand Comedy Club

Chris Brookmyre is an internationally celebrated crime writer, debuting with Quite Ugly One Morning in 1996 and going on to publish over thirty novels, winni...

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Read @brookmyre.bsky.social's "Quite Ugly One Evening". Has fond memories of discovering this author and binging his wonderfully enjoyable novels about 12 years ago, then reading the new ones as they came out. The return of Jack Parlabane was long awaited, and I loved the occasional passing 1/5

I'm thrilled to be pitching up at the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate on Friday, having a cheeky half pint with @brookmyre.bsky.social. Come say hi! @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social

Two generations of Brookmyres appearing at Edinburgh this August. The younger one is by far the funnier. www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2919/...

Equal parts entertaining and frustrating to hear Guy and Alan try to describe shithousery without being able to say shithousery.

I had a fantastic chat with @philwilliamsradio.bsky.social on the Books on the Beach podcast. www.instagram.com/books_on_the... booksonthebeach.co.uk

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There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.

Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · last mo.

People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.

On Saturday, Marisa and I had the colossal privilege of being awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh on the 300th anniversary of the founding of the medical school, in acknowledgment of our work writing as Ambrose Parry.

Marisa and I were, if not literally speechless, at least stumblingly inarticulate to have won the Short Story Dagger last night. The Apple Falls Not Far is available as a free ebook and audiobook.

The Crime Writers' Association@thecwa.bsky.social · last mo.

And the Short Story Dagger 2026 WINNER is… AMBROSE PARRY, for ‘The Apple Falls Not Far’ (Canongate) 🗡#CWADaggers

I read this. It is very good. (Well, I liked it.)😁 If you don't want to buy a Kindle version, Kobo is doing the same deal: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

Quite Ugly One Evening ebook by Chris Brookmyre - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Quite Ugly One Evening Jack Parlabane is back in this ingenious locked-room mystery" by Chris Brookmyre available from Rakuten Kobo. 'Breathtaking, Succession-meets-The Traitors. Absolutely bril...

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You can nab Quite Ugly One Evening for £1.99 on Kindle today only: www.amazon.co.uk/Quite-Ugly-O...

You can nab Quite Ugly One Evening for £1.99 on Kindle today only: www.amazon.co.uk/Quite-Ugly-O...

One of our favourite days here at Bloody Scotland HQ is when we unleash the McIlvanney Prize long-list - feast your eyes on this lovely bunch! That's your summer reading sorted. The winner will be announced on 18th September in Stirling: bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody...

Very chuffed that The Cracked Mirror has been shortlisted in the foreign novels category for France's Sélection Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 2026.

Tickets are now on sale for my event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Quite Ugly One Morning and discussing Parlabane's ocean-going culture war misadventures in Quite Ugly One Evening. www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/chris...

I just this second finished @brookmyre.bsky.social’s latest. Wow. I never was a huge Parlabane fan (sorry) but I loved that ending. I have actual tears in my eyes 🥹 He summarises the state of the world, the division & “bad actors” - which leave me inarticulate with fury - so eloquently. FIVE STARS

Delighted to have won the news category of the @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social Media Awards for my reporting on Glasgow's response to Reform UK and their attacks on the city's asylum population

Scottish Refugee Council@scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social · last mo.

We had an amazing time at our Media Awards last night! Fair and accurate reporting is more important than ever. Thank you to the journalist for their commitment to reporting the truth with humanity. Huge congratulations to all our winners and runners-up! Read more: https://ow.ly/19vk50Zg8NE

Marisa and I will be doing an In Conversation event at The Stand on August 6th. Reckon that talk on August 19th might be busy, so if you can't get tickets for that, come and hear us instead. www.thestand.co.uk/fringe/2963/...

I don't think I like the narrative of being in a divided country. When somebody is racist I don't have a difference of opinion with that person. they have a moral failing. I'm not obliged to reach over the boundary and explain that we could probably swap kidneys if we needed. Who has the time lol

Jack Parlabane is back! And I’m thrilled to encounter him again, in this super new murder mystery by @brookmyre.bsky.social. A brisk & clever plot (character names a bit tricky). I loved the up-to-the-minute themes of hard right social media, billionaire businessmen and Russian influence. Fun! 💙📚⚡️

Heading to the Wirral on Thursday as the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers play our first full gig of 2026. Come and see us murdering songs for fun in Heswall. events.ticketquarter.co.uk/event/event-...

EVENT ALERT! I'm appearing at the beautiful Borders Book Festival in Melrose TOMORROW at 9pm with @brookmyre.bsky.social. We will be talking shite and playing a couple of tunes - come and find us! bordersbookfestival.org @orendabooks.bsky.social

A little message about the Britain I love.

It's a Bothwell double bill in Stirling on September 19, with me representing the genteel southern end of the village, and @radiomukhers.bsky.social the less refined north. bloodyscotland.com/event/in-con...

Ten years ago, at my first Bloody Scotland, I chased the phenomenal @brookmyre.bsky.social down the street to tell him how much I loved him. A decade on, and with the restraining order lifted, I get to be on stage with him! Tickets here: bloodyscotland.com/event/in-con...

I am heading to Cornwall in July for the Penzance Literary Festival, where I will be chatting about Quite Ugly One Evening on July 9th, then appearing with Marisa Haetzman to discuss our Ambrose Parry novels on July 10th. Tickets at the link: www.pzlitfest.co.uk

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New review! It's a welcome return to Jack Parlabane in Quite Ugly One Evening by @brookmyre.bsky.social (thx @fionabrownlee.bsky.social for the proof) - "Quite beautifully executed, and quite perfectly entertaining" #BookSky

Review: Quite Ugly One Evening

Chris Brookmyre - Quite Ugly One Evening Published by Abacus Books (Little, Brown), hardback £22 Also available in ebook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Fiona Brownlee for facilitating this. First, the official blurb: 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?

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“The rough-finish Mitre. Half football, half Portuguese Man o’ War. On the verge of a ban in the European Court of Human Rights, this model is not for sale to children” —from “Playground Football” by @brookmyre.bsky.social Today, 25 May, is #WorldFootballDay ⚽ dearscotland.com/2009/08/07/p...