His Bloody Project
His Bloody Project
Book for February 2017
Group 2
His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae is a 2016 novel by Graeme Macrae Burnet. It re-imagines the (supposedly) real-life story of a 17-year-old boy named Roderick ‘Roddy’ Macrae who committed a triple homicide circa 1869. It was published by Scottish imprint, Contraband. In October 2016, His Bloody Project became the largest-selling book in the Booker shortlist.

In September 2016, it was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
About the Author
Grame Macrae Burnet
Graeme Macrae Burnet (born 1967) is a Scottish author. His first novel The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau earned him the Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award in 2013, and his second novel His Bloody Project (2016) was nominated for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.