Want You Gone is the superb new psychological thriller from million-plus award-winning bestseller Chris Brookmyre - perfect for readers of Disclaimer and I See You. About the Author Chris Brookmyre was a journalist before becoming a full-time novelist with the publication of his award-winning debut Quite Ugly One Morning, which established him as one of Britain's leading crime novelists/5(). · Brookmyre has used it to turn Want You Gone from an entertaining tartan noir novel into something that feels more like a glossy spy thriller, with its laser focus on plot, action and the zing Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Want You Gone is vintage Brookmyre - equal parts adrenaline and empathy, a plot that opens out like a Japanese flower dropped in hot water, and characters so real you want to reach through the page and save them.―Diana Gabaldon A sharp and funny writer―Carl Hiaasen Entertaining nothing is allowed to sap the pace of the action.―Scotsman/5().
Crime Fiction Lover. Pacey, gripping, absorbing, enthralling and all the other superlatives you can throw its way, Chris Brookmyre's Want You Gone is an absolute treat from beginning to end. Chris High. A thriller combining its author's storytelling verve with a bravura display of technical know-how. (Thriller of the Month) Sunday Times. I found the opening of Want You Gone by Chris Brookmyre intriguing. We quickly have three apparently disparate threads. A teenage carer appears to be having problems with social services. Jack Parlabane is looking for work as a journalist in London. A hacker group is attempting to hack into a bank website. What if all your secrets were put online? Sam Morpeth is growing up way too fast, left to fend for a younger sister with learning difficulties when their mother goes to prison and watching her dreams of university evaporate. But Sam learns what it is to be truly powerless when a stranger begins to blackmail [ ].
Want You Gone is vintage Brookmyre - equal parts adrenaline and empathy, a plot that opens out like a Japanese flower dropped in hot water, and characters so real you want to reach through the page and save them.―Diana Gabaldon A sharp and funny writer―Carl Hiaasen Entertaining nothing is allowed to sap the pace of the action.―Scotsman. Pacey, gripping, absorbing, enthralling and all the other superlatives you can throw its way, Chris Brookmyre's Want You Gone is an absolute treat from beginning to end.―Chris High One of the most ingenious thrillers I've read in a long time.―Washington Post It storms along with revelations aplenty. Brookmyre takes all the plot strands and twists them one way then the other.―. Want You Gone is the 8th book in this series and Brookmyre has lost none of his edge or humour. With the decline in the newspaper industry, Jack is struggling to find wor.
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