Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering

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. Highly recommended.' Mail on Sunday'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.__________Praise for A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering . . .'A propulsive plot, an ingenious narrator and lashings of intrigue make this a genuine and thoroughly enjoyable page-turner.' Guardian'It’s laugh-out-loud funny, proceeding at a pace that makes it almost impossible to put down.' Sunday Times‘Filled with humour, shocks, love and hare – and a few tips on how to beat the housing crisis.’ Daily Express'The plot is corset-tight and lavish with its surprises. An amusing crime caper . . . a delight.' Strong Words Magazine'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 w