Who This Author Is

Christopher Brookmyre has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 21 catalog-linked books across 1998 to 2018, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Be My Enemy and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Little, Brown Book Group Limited and Little, Brown.

Best Place To Start

Be My Enemy

Little, Brown Book Group Limited • 2011 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Little, Brown Book Group Limited and Little, Brown

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1998 to 2018; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Little, Brown Book Group Limited and Little, Brown.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Be My Enemy

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited • 2011 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2011 • 416 pages.

  2. Sacred Art of Stealing

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited • 2011 • longer commitment

    readers who are comfortable with a bigger first commitment

  3. When the Devil Drives

    Grove Press • 2014 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 368 pages.

  4. Pandaemonium

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited|Abacus • 2010 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 400 pages.

  5. A snowball in hell

    Little, Brown • 2008 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 393 pages.

  6. Quite Ugly One Morning

    Abacus • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 224 pages.

  7. Not the end of the World

    Little, Brown • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 388 pages.

  8. Un matin de chien

    Gallimard • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 305 pages.

  9. All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited • longer commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  10. Black Widow

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited • 2016 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2016.

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