Quite Ugly One Morning
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| Author | Christopher Brookmyre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Satire, Crime, heist, detective, black humour |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0316878839 (Hardback first edition) |
| OCLC Number | 35844309 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.914 21 |
| LC Classification | PR6052.R58158 Q58 1996 |
| Followed by | Country of the Blind |
Quite Ugly One Morning is Christopher Brookmyre's first novel which introduces Jack Parlabane, the writer's most used character.
It was published to popular and critical acclaim, winning the inaugral First Blood Award for the best first crime novel of the year.
It was followed by the best seller Country of the Blind in 1997 which again involved Jack Parlabane.
Jack Parlabane is a Glaswegian journalist, who has just returned to Scotland from LA after finding out the hard way that someone wanted him dead.
After renting a flat from a friend in Edinburgh (which just happens to be opposite a police station), investigating the unpleasant murder of a gambling medic in the flat below proves too much to resist and Parblane soon finds himself involved with a number of characters including Darren, a hit-man from Essex, the dead doctor's ex-wife, a lesbian detective constable with attitude and crooked hospital trust administrator, Stephen Lime.
The book takes it's name from a song from Warren Zevon's 1991 album Mr. Bad Example.
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