Andrew Taylor

Riddles wrapped in a mystery

Graeme McRae Burnet’s The Accident on the A35 has no tidy ending – but it’s wry, intelligent and a lot of fun

  • The Accident on the A35

    Graeme Macrae Burnet

    Contraband, pp. 258

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