His Bloody Project
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
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Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae. A brutal triple murder in a remote northwestern crofting community in 1869 leads to the arrest of a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae. There's no question that Macrae is guilty, but the police and courts must uncover what drove him to murder the local village constable. And who were the other two victims? Ultimately, Macrae's fate hinges on one key question: is he insane? A story ingeniously recounted through the accused's memoir, trial transcripts and newspaper reports, His Bloody Project is a riveting literary thriller that will appeal to fans of Hannah Kent's Burial Rites.
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His bloody project: documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae
2017, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
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1410498174 9781410498175
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His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
2016, Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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1510719229 9781510719224
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His bloody project: documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae, a historical thriller
2016, Skyhorse, SKYHORSE
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1510719210 9781510719217
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The year is 1869. After a brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands, a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae is arrested for the crime. A memoir written by the accused makes it clear that he is guilty, but the police and the courts must decide what drove him to murder the local village constable. And why did he kill his other two victims? Was he insane? Or was this the act of a man in possession of his senses? Only the persuasive powers of his advocate stand between the killer and the gallows at Inverness. In this compelling and original novel, using the words of the accused, personal testimony, transcripts from the trial and newspaper reports, Graeme Macrae Burnet tells a moving story about the provisional nature of the truth, even when the facts are plain.
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