''His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae'' is a 2015 novel by

Graeme Macrae Burnet Graeme Macrae Burnet (born October 1967) is a Scottish writer, whose novels have won and been nominated for several awards. He has also written occasionally for ''The Guardian'', ''The Observer'' and ''Le Monde''. His first novel, ''The Disappea ...

. Using fictional historical documents, it tells the story of a 17-year-old boy named Roderick "Roddy" Macrae, who commits a triple homicide in the village of Culduie, on the Applecross peninsula, in 1869.

Synopsis

The book is the story of the young man Roddy Macrae and his animosity with the local constable, Lachlan Broad.

Reception

In September 2016, it was shortlisted for the 2016

Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

. In October 2016, ''His Bloody Project'' became the largest-selling book in the Booker shortlist.

References

2015 British novels British crime novels Fiction set in 1869 Novels set in Highland (council area) {{2010s-crime-novel-stub