The Sacred Art of Stealing - by Christopher Brookmyre (Paperback)

About the Book

A darkly funny Scottish crime caper involving bank robbers, hostage-taking, and one wholly unexpected romance

Book Synopsis

A darkly funny Scottish crime caper involving bank robbers, hostage-taking, and one wholly unexpected romance

Review Quotes

Praise for The Sacred Art of Stealing:

"Hiaasen is one of America's finest satirists. Brookmyre is Britain's."-Observer (UK)

"Brookmyre is a genius."-Daily Mirror (UK)

"A thriller, love story, social satire and a warning against taking absurdism seriously."-Time Out (UK)

Praise for Christopher Brookmyre: "Vintage Brookmyre-equal parts adrenaline and empathy, a plot that opens out like a Japanese flower dropped in hot water, and characters so real you want to reach through the page and save them."-Diana Gabaldon, on The Last Hack

"A highly entertaining writer-his books have won awards for their comic as well as their crime-fiction elements-Brookmyre is tenacious when it comes to exploring the most cynical aspects of his characters while peppering his writing with amusing and spot-on details."-Boston Globe, on The Last Hack

"Hair-raising . . . [A] devilishly complicated mystery. Don't even try to guess the outcome."-New York Times Book Review, on Black Widow

About the Author

Christopher Brookmyre was a journalist before publishing his award-winning debut, Quite Ugly One Morning. He is the author of the Jack Parlabane thriller series, which has sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone, and the acclaimed Jasmine Sharp and Catherine McLeod novels. He has won many wards for his work, including the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel of the Year, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize, and the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award.