Andrew Hunter Murray

Esme Good is an entirely unremarkable young woman working a dead-end job in a city much like this, in a first draft universe that lies forgotten in one of the Creator's cosmic drawers. Through one of the slightly more surprising quantum coincidences in recent memory, Esme ends up deleting every other possible version of herself in every other possible reality - leaving Esme with the somewhat troubling realisation: There is only one of her. This makes her not only the most important person in this, or perhaps any, universe - but it also makes her the target of an inter-galactic (wo)manhunt. We don't have time to get into exactly why that is - but to remedy it, she has to somehow make an appointment to meet our maker and ask if they wouldn't mind terribly fixing it, her, the world, and everything in it while they're at it...

'Witty, wicked and whip-smart - Bad Deeds is the perfect page turner' ROSS MONTGOMERY --- Alex used to break into other people’s houses. These days though, he's turned his life around. He still breaks into homes and offices – but now it's legal, to test the security for the rightful owners. He’s got a job, a regular income, a roof over his head, even a girlfriend. For once, it's all going right. And then he takes a job he shouldn’t, and steals a souvenir - a vial of white powder - from an executive's desk in an office he's just entered. It’s pretty clear what the powder is. Only it proves to be something quite different, and soon Alex’s problems begin in earnest as his own flat is trashed and his life is threatened. This little tube has opened up a whole world of trouble for Alex and his friends. Trouble that won’t go away any time soon... ---------------- Love for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering: 'Fantastic' Zoe Ball 'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell ‘Who knew murder could be so funny. A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!’ Clare Mackintosh 'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan 'It’s laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times 'A comic delight' Financial Times 'Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times

Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder . . . A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run.'A comic delight' Financial Times'A thoroughly entertaining mix of whodunnit, social satire and a cunningly smuggled-in love story' Mail on Sunday'Laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it' The Times__________Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder.My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away.I don’t rob them, I don’t damage anything… I’m more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal.Life is good.Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead.And now … now we’re in a great deal of trouble.__________Praise for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . .'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue' Guardian'It’s laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times'Fantastic' Zoe Ball'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell‘Who knew murder could be so funny. A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!’ Clare Mackintosh'Legit brilliant, FUN and FUNNY and I couldn’t recommend it more' Stevie Martin‘Dark, funny, and deeply twisted' Val McDermid'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan‘A bloody brilliant, fantastic book . . . I’m bereft now I’ve finished it’ Philippa Perry‘[Andrew Hunter Murray] has written something so funny and clever, you will want to give him a badge.’ Cariad Lloyd'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal‘This is a giddy, addictive thrill ride of a book - who knew accidental espionage was so much fun?!' Daisy Buchanan'An excellent pacy caper’ Professor Sophie Ratcliffe'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal__________Five stars for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . .'I just didn't want this to end. The narrator's voice is very, very engaging: a little cynical, very witty and all round jolly good fun''It has some brilliantly written characters and the plot keeps you engaged throughout''I was gripped to the very end''Great fun, fast paced and quirkily written'

Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder . . . A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run.'Fantastic' Zoe Ball'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell‘Who knew murder could be so funny. A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!’ Claire Mackintosh'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan‘A bloody brilliant, fantastic book ... I’m bereft now I’ve finished it’ Philippa Perry'It’s laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times'A comic delight' Financial Times'Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times__________Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder.My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away.I don’t rob them, I don’t damage anything… I’m more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal.Life is good.Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead.And now … now we’re in a great deal of trouble.__________Readers love A Beginner's Guide . . .***** 'I just didn't want this to end. The narrator's voice is very, very engaging: a little cynical, very witty and all round jolly good fun.'***** 'I was more than pleasantly surprised. It has some brilliantly written characters and the plot keeps you engaged throughout.'***** 'I was gripped to the very end.'***** 'Great fun, fast paced and quirkily written.'***** 'This book is so far fetched that it's brilliant!'__________More love for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . .‘Filled with humour, shocks, love and hate – and a few tips on how to beat the housing crisis.’ Express‘[Andrew Hunter Murray] has written something so funny and clever, you will want to give him a badge.’ Cariad Lloyd'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly enjoyable page-turner.' Guardian'A thoroughly entertaining mix of whodunnit, social satire and a cunningly smuggled-in love story. Highly recommended.' Mail on Sunday'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal'This is a giddy, addictive thrill ride of a book - who knew accidental espionage was so much fun?!' Daisy Buchanan'Legit brilliant, FUN and FUNNY and I couldn’t recommend it more' Stevie Martin‘Dark, funny, and deeply twisted' Val McDermid'An excellent pacy caper’ Professor Sophie Ratcliffe'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal'The plot is corset-tight and lavish with its surprises. An amusing crime caper…a delight.' Strong Words Magazine'Filled with humour, shocks, love and hate – and a few handy tips on how to beat the housing crisis… Funny, thoughtful and all-round entertaining.' Press Association

Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder . . . A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is a gripping thriller about what it's like to be young, skilled, unemployed - and on the run. 'Fantastic' Zoe Ball 'Madly fun and exciting' Lisa Jewell 'Who knew murder could be so funny. A joyous read from start to finish. I loved it!' Claire Mackintosh 'Witty, dazzling and incredibly addictive' Jenny Colgan 'A bloody brilliant, fantastic book ... I'm bereft now I've finished it' Philippa Perry 'It's laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times 'Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times __________ Property might be theft. But the housing market is murder. My name is Al. I live in wealthy people's second homes while their real owners are away. I don't rob them, I don't damage anything... I'm more an unofficial house-sitter than an actual criminal. Life is good. Or it was - until last night, when my friends and I broke into the wrong place, on the wrong day, and someone wound up dead. And now ... now we're in a great deal of trouble. __________ Readers love A Beginner's Guide . . . ***** 'I just didn't want this to end. The narrator's voice is very, very engaging: a little cynical, very witty and all round jolly good fun.' ***** 'I was more than pleasantly surprised. It has some brilliantly written characters and the plot keeps you engaged throughout.' ***** 'I was gripped to the very end.' ***** 'Great fun, fast paced and quirkily written.' ***** 'This book is so far fetched that it's brilliant!' __________ More love for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . . '[Andrew Hunter Murray] has written something so funny and clever, you will want to give him a badge.' Cariad Lloyd 'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly enjoyable page-turner.' Guardian 'A thoroughly entertaining mix of whodunnit, social satire and a cunningly smuggled-in love story. Highly recommended.' Mail on Sunday 'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal 'This is a giddy, addictive thrill ride of a book - who knew accidental espionage was so much fun?!' Daisy Buchanan 'Legit brilliant, FUN and FUNNY and I couldn't recommend it more' Stevie Martin 'Dark, funny, and deeply twisted' Val McDermid 'An excellent pacy caper' Professor Sophie Ratcliffe 'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal 'The plot is corset-tight and lavish with its surprises. An amusing crime caper...a delight.' Strong Words Magazine 'Filled with humour, shocks, love and hate - and a few handy tips on how to beat the housing crisis... Funny, thoughtful and all-round entertaining.' Press Association

Pre-order Andrew Hunter Murray's brilliantly entertaining new thriller A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering coming May 2024!There's no way back from paradise. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Day, this high-concept thriller will provoke and grip you from the very first page . . .'Sucks you in and doesn't let you leave until the very last page' Anthony Horowitz'Smoothly written, thought provoking ... with an effective shocker of an ending' Guardian'Absolutely brilliant. I'm thinking it needs to be made into a movie!' Zoe Ball___________________Sanctuary Rock is a perfect place.A remote island, owned by a wealthy philanthropist who is building a brand-new world on the ruins of the old one.Ben only came to the island to bring his fiancée Cara home. But when he arrives, he is rapidly seduced by the vision of a better way of life, as described by the charismatic and mysterious Sir John.Before long, he decides to stay.But the island holds darker secrets than he could ever have suspected.Then he learns the only route back to the mainland is about to close for good.And his own life may be in terrible danger . . .___________________'The considerable pleasure of this novel is in the getting from here to there' The Times'Gripping, unsettling and original. Andrew Hunter Murray is a fabulous storyteller.' Tim Harford'Rich in imagination and stylishly written ... Totally absorbing.' Paul Burke, Crime Time FM___________________Readers can't get enough of The Sanctuary . . .***** 'A thoughtful, impressive science fiction thriller.'***** 'I hope AHM keeps writing books because they are *chef's kiss* perfection.'***** 'Some great twists, turns and surprises! Thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking.'***** 'I like Andrew Hunter Murray's style ... It was a brilliant read.'***** 'This book took a totally different turn to what I was expecting! Really enjoyable, stayed up late to finish it as the story was so tense towards the end.'

2059. The world has stopped turning.One half suffers an endless frozen night; the other, nothing but burning sun.Only in a slim twilit region between them can life survive.In an isolationist Britain, scientist Ellen Hopper receives a letter from a dying man.It contains a powerful and dangerous secret.One that those in power will kill to conceal...