A Partridge in a Pear Tree (short story) (Twelve Days of Darkness: Crime at Christmas, #1) (Twelve Days of Winter: Crime at Christmas, #1)

by Stuart MacBride

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First story in a collection of interlinked bite-sized tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season – the perfect length for a short commute. Includes first chapters of Shatter the Bones and Birthdays for the Dead.

Billy Partridge wasn’t really cut out to be a cat burglar, but it was `do the job, or come up with thirteen grand by Thursday, or have both legs shattered’.

`Do the job’ seemed the least worst option. But he’s about to find out just how bad the least worst option can be…

  • ISBN13 9780007447114
  • Publish Date 1 December 2011
  • Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
  • Out of Print 10 January 2012
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Harper