A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering

By: Andrew Hunter Murray

Narrated by: Phil Dunster

Brought to you by Penguin.

Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder.

My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away.

I don’t rob them, I don’t damage anything… I’m more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal.

Life is good.

Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead.

And now … now we’re in a great deal of trouble.

Featuring crooked houses, dodgy coppers and a lot of lockpicking, A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run.
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Love for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering. . .

'Fantastic' Zoe Ball
'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell
‘A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!’ Clare Mackintosh
'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan
‘A bloody brilliant, fantastic book’ Philippa Perry
'It’s laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times
'A comic delight' Financial Times
'Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times
'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly enjoyable page-turner.' Guardian
'A thoroughly entertaining mix of whodunnit, social satire and a cunningly smuggled-in love story.’ Mail on Sunday
'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal
‘A giddy, addictive thrill ride of a book - who knew accidental espionage was so much fun?!' Daisy Buchanan
'Legit brilliant, FUN and FUNNY and I couldn’t recommend it more' Stevie Martin
‘Dark, funny, and deeply twisted' Val McDermid

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Funniest Book Ever!!!!

Phil Dunster’s (sp?) reading was PERFECT! His timing was so spot on! Love this author’s sense of humor and great dialogue. Will definitely look for other books he writes. I have never laughed so hard and so frequently! HIGHLY recommend!

The perfect pairing of narrator and story

Even on the page, I’m sure I would’ve thoroughly enjoyed this book. But I know, beyond doubt, that this narrator brought it to life in a way my own mind could never have done so. I’m so glad I took a chance and stepped outside the box of my usual reading genres.

Loved the characters. I miss them now that the story is done. Sequel, AHM?

Everything. Such a great story and read so well by Phil Dunster. Can’t wait to read Andrew Hunter Murray’s other books!

wonderfully quirky

great listen, god me through a all nighter driving on holiday. good characters good storyline warmly recommend

Enjoyed the journey

It was quite clever, far fetched at times, but always clever. Character development was strong.

Entertaining & surprising plot twists

Phil Dunster’s read of the story with many character voices made this wonderful, quirky book even better. This book was quite funny , which was surprising & had so many twists & turns. Phil Dunster needs to read more books for Audible. Is there anything he can’t do well? A fun listen !!!

Great story and narration!

Andrew Hunter Murray is a wonderful storyteller and I look forward to reading more from him. The characters are interesting and the plot is enthralling! I didn’t want to turn it off, I was so intrigued to see what happened next!

British Summer Read

This story was cute, a little predictable but a lot of fun. If you’re looking for a good modern English mystery/thriller this will scratch your itch.

Fun read - ahem - listen

I'm a Fish fan so bought the book to support AHM. His wit and intelligence shines through, just as it does on the podcast. I also absolutely loved the narration.

Such a wonderful caper

I was fully engaged by this story. I was never irritated by gratuitous or exaggerated violence. There are knives, some guns and the delicious English trope of a blunt object or two but none of the modern desperate violence. The characters are so well written. I listened and was so surprised when it ended I felt a bit blue for a bit. Great story.