The Cut Synopsis
The supremely entertaining, moving, and unpredictable new thriller from multi-award-winning bestseller Chris Brookmyre is a wholly original masterpiece and the best crime novel of 2021.
Millie Spark can kill anyone.
A special effects make-up artist, her talent is to create realistic scenes of bloody violence.
Then, one day, she wakes to find her lover dead in her bed.
Twenty-five years later, her sentence for murder served, Millicent is ready to give up on her broken life - until she meets troubled film student and reluctant petty thief Jerry.
Together, they begin to discover that all was not what it seemed on that fateful night . . . and someone doesn't want them to find out why.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780349143842 |
| Publication date: |
17th February 2022 |
| Author: |
Christopher Brookmyre |
| Publisher: |
Abacus an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
404 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Christopher Brookmyre Press Reviews
Chris Brookmyre is a genius, every new book of his is a cause for celebration - Richard Osman
I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY! A fast-paced thriller set in the glamorous/seedy movie world, it's DIFFERENT. Lovely characters with the sweetest relationship, it kept me guessing - Marian Keyes
A twisty spiralling rabbit hole of a book that draws you deeper with every chapter. Brilliantly original, compulsively readable, right to the final page - Ruth Ware
The Cut is both strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - proving, yet again, that there's nothing he can't do in the genre - Mick Herron
It works a treat, with jokes never far away even when the odd duo are in peril, sharply drawn supporting characters and evocative 1990s flashbacks - Sunday Times
This is a special novel. A brilliant, original, up-to-the-minute tale with all of the dark, edgy, humorous brilliance we've come to expect from one of the finest crime fiction writers in the world. The Cut is simply superb - Abir Mukherjee
Another twisting, turning thriller that displays Brookmyre's original touch - Scotsman
Dark, heartfelt, stylish and thrilling, The Cut is the kind of wonderfully original tale I just adore. Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind - Chris Whitaker
A smart, sassy and surprisingly tender crime novel - Irish Times
I could not put this stomach lurching, zig-zagging triumph of a thriller down - Scottish Field
Multi-award-winning Brookmyre once again serve up a delightful cocktail of murder and mayhem with totally engaging central characters - Irish Independent
A riveting, original thriller that also tackles preconceptions about age, class and ability - Sunday Post
