Murray, Andrew Hunter | Paperback / softback | 30-01-2025 | 9781529154382

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.