Editions

Blueeyedboy

  • Imprint: Black Swan

  • ISBN: 9780552773164

  • Length: 528  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 33mm x 127mm

  • Weight: 357g

  • RRP: £8.99

Blueeyedboy

'Once there was a widow with three sons, and their names were Black, Brown and Blue. Black was the eldest; moody and aggressive. Brown was the middle child; timid and dull. But Blue was his mother's favourite. And he was a murderer.'

Blueeyedboy is the brilliant new novel from Joanne Harris: a dark and intricately plotted tale of a poisonously dysfunctional family, a blind child prodigy, and a serial murderer who is not who he seems. Told through posts on a webjournal called badguysrock, this is a thriller that makes creative use of all the multiple personalities, disguise and mind games that are offered by playing out a life on the internet.

  • Imprint: Black Swan

  • ISBN: 9780552773164

  • Length: 528  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 33mm x 127mm

  • Weight: 357g

  • RRP: £8.99

Reviews

  • "Delivers an almighty twist in the tale late on...brilliantly atmospheric and at times heartbreaking"

    The Times

  • "An ingenious, gripping read...it terrified the living daylights out of me"

    Daily Express

  • "Brilliantly written, plotted and insightful...beware unreliable narrators along with a huge plot twist at the end"

    Mirror

  • "Engrossing psychological thriller...a novel of unusual complexity...Harris, best known for Chocolat, again shows her skill and versatility"

    Mail on Sunday

  • "Beautifully written...a rewarding read"

    Guardian

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About the Author

Joanne Harris

Joanne Harris’s Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is the author of many other bestselling novels, including Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, both also featuring Vianne Rocher, as is her new novel The Strawberry Thief. She has also written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and Different Class). Born in Barnsley, of an English father and a French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass and flute in a band first formed when she was sixteen, and works in a shed in her garden.

Joanne Harris

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