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About product Detective based on real events. The novel is the winner of the McIlvanney Award for Best Novel of 2017. One of the best thrillers of 2017 according to THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE GUARDIAN, THE TELEGRAPH, THE SCOTSMAN. Abstract The story of one of the creepiest — and strangest — serial killers of the 20th century. Even before his arrest, the press dubbed him «The Birkenshaw Beast.» Peter Manuel has been charged with the murder of at least seven people (there were probably many more). He became one of the last three criminals in Scotland to be executed by hanging. … William Watt, accused of killing his entire family, seeks to justify himself — and at the same time to find out who actually did it. Only one person knows the truth. His name is Peter Manuel, and he said that he knew where the pistol was that shot Watt’s wife, daughter and sister-in-law. But Peter Manuel is a liar. And his lies can confuse anyone — even himself …
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