{"product_id":"quite-ugly-one-evening","title":"Quite Ugly One Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Atlantic voyage. A family at war. A secret worth killing over.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eReporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike the media family exploiting their show's renewed relevance, he's not there to stoke controversy: he's there to solve a murder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eAlready in deep water with his employer, Jack desperately needs a win, and solving this decades-old mystery could be it. Problem is, he's in the middle of the Atlantic, and someone onboard has already killed once to keep their secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eAnd that's not even the tricky part. No, the tricky part is definitely the dead body locked in a stateroom with him, covered in his blood. Now Jack has to solve \u003ci\u003etwo\u003c\/i\u003e murders, otherwise the only way he's getting off this ship is in handcuffs - or in a body bag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuite Ugly One Evening \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a zeitgesty locked-room mystery that sees the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane thirty years after his first appearance in \u003ci\u003eQuite Ugly One Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Brookmyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49432779882663,"sku":"9780349145839","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/Quite_Ugly_One_Evening-Brookmyre-2026-9780349145839.jpg?v=1777593691","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/quite-ugly-one-evening","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}