Graeme Macrae Burnet - Benbecula: Darkland Tales | Paperback

From Booker-shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet comes Benbecula: Darkland Tales, a beguiling psychological novel rooted in a true historical crime. Set on the remote Scottish island of Benbecula, this gripping narrative explores themes of madness, murder, and the uncertain nature of the self through the eyes of a man haunted by tragedy.

The story centers on the aftermath of a gruesome event on 9 July 1857, when labourer Angus MacPhee murdered his father, mother, and aunt. His older brother, Malcolm, recounts the events leading up to the killings while struggling to maintain his own sanity, ostracised and isolated by the community.

• Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
• Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize
• Longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger

• Author: Graeme Macrae Burnet
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: New in B-Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 7 May 2026
• Print Length: 176 pages
• ISBN-10: 1846977398
• ISBN-13: 978-1846977398
• Dimensions: 129x12x198mm
• Weight: 160 g
• Series: Darkland Tales
• EAN: 9781846977398
• Releasedatum: 07.05.2026

Drawing on documentary evidence of the time, Burnet constructs a compelling narrative perfect for readers who appreciate intense, fact-based historical mysteries.