{"product_id":"9781846977312","title":"Benbecula : Darkland Tales","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Macrae Burnet, Graeme\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 October 2025 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Darkland Tales' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e213 x 144 x 20 | 250g\u003cp\u003eOn 9 July 1857, Angus MacPhee, a labourer from Liniclate on the island of Benbecula, murdered his father, mother and aunt. At trial in Inverness he was found to be criminally insane and confined in the Criminal Lunatic Department of Perth Prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome 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 living in isolation, ostracised by the community and haunted by this gruesome episode in his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Graeme Macrae Burnet, the Booker-shortlisted author of His Bloody Project, comes a dark, psychological thriller, leavened by moments of black humour and absurdity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macrae Burnet, Graeme","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51840101744824,"sku":"9781846977312","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781846977312.jpg?v=1759326007","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781846977312","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}