His Bloody Project

Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

The year is 1869. A brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish highlands leads to the arrest of a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae. A memoir written by the accused makes it clear that he is guilty, but it falls to the country's finest legal and psychiatric minds to uncover what drove him to commit such merciless acts of violence. Was he mad? Only the persuasive powers of his advocate stand between Macrae and the gallows.

Graeme Macrae Burnet tells an irresistible and original story about the provisional nature of truth, even when the facts seem clear. His Bloody Project is a mesmerizing literary thriller set in an unforgiving landscape where the exercise of power is arbitrary.

©2016 Graeme MaCrae Burnet (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Interesting

Excellent performance rendering many voices and accents redering characters. If you read this as an intellectual costruct which reveals the author's extensive research, you won't be disappointed.
Tiny quibble with the glossary definition of stirk, but perhaps a part of Scotland where bovine sex denomination is reversed.

A tragedy

From the start, it is predetermined that this will be a tragic story. Although the narration is fine, the format of the book is better read than listened to.

Outstanding

If you like crime stories that take you back to other times and cultures this is one of the best. After a slow start the story is captivating. Be prepared for a very sad and tragic tale about hard working underappreciated people. The Murderers motives are intriguing and complicated.

Thats it?

The story was riveting, but the ending was a disappointing, especially for a work of nonfiction. The narration was excellent.

riveting !

The author's brilliance lies in his ability to transform a historical genre into a contemporary narrative. The narrator's soothing Scottish accent makes this psychology thriller even more compelling and keeps you guessing till the end.