The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder

The Richard & Judy Book Club pick 2019 – extraordinary and uplifting

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Pub Date 27 Dec 2018 | Archive Date 1 Apr 2022

Description

An extraordinary, gripping and uplifting debut

How do you solve a mystery when you can’t understand the clues?


’A rich tapestry… distinctive and compelling’ Observer

’A stunning whodunnit’ Mail on Sunday 


There are three things you need to know about Jasper.

1. He sees the world completely differently.

2. He can’t recognise faces – not even his own.

3. He is the only witness to the murder of his neighbour, Bee Larkham. But it’s hard to catch a murderer when you can’t recognise their face… An extraordinary and compelling debut which will make you see the world in a way you’ve never seen it before

An extraordinary, gripping and uplifting debut

How do you solve a mystery when you can’t understand the clues?


’A rich tapestry… distinctive and compelling’ Observer

’A stunning whodunnit’ Mail...


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A fabulous read from beginning to end, couldn’t stop once I’d started. An amusing, light hearted holiday read that will leaving you hoping for more. The author writes with such humour and intrigue and has you question similarities you may have to the extremely vivid characters and wonderful story line.

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A really fantastic, well researched novel. So unique and interesting, it kept me guessing until the end. Would recommend for fans of The Curious Incident.

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This book is a wonderful insight into the amazing world of synathesia and through the eyes of Jasper. The premis of the book is a murder but the main focus is the wonderful way Jasper sees and experiences life. This is an existential feast. The book is written with humour and a sense of warmth. I thoroughly enjoyed this read it is very different from anything else I have read.

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My thanks to netgalley for my ecopy of this book. The book is narrated by the young teenager Jasper who is autistic and synaesthetic (I hope I've got that right) I have worked with a number of youngsters with autism and can confirm that Jasper is very true to that condition but I have never encountered face blindness before.

As engaging as Jasper is, at the outset I really struggled with the colours that he sees rather than hearing sounds, as I am someone who finds visualisation difficult but I did get past this and I am sure that for many these descriptions will add even more to the authenticity and validity of the outcome.

Jasper's story is about parakeets and murder and the puzzles he has to deal with whilst eventually solving the murder of Bee Larkham. This book is so completely different to any others in this genre but I found it completely compelling. However, as in life, I think readers will either love Jasper or they may dislike him. I found him to be absolutely wonderful and I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

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