By the Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Hunter Murray and shortlisted for the Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2024, 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.

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

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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 will want to give him a badge.’ Cariad Lloyd

'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal

‘This is a giddy, addictive thrill ride of a book - who knew accidental espionage was so much fun?!' Daisy Buchanan

'An excellent pacy caper’ Professor Sophie Ratcliffe

'Tremendous fun: a quirky, gripping and insightful novel that kept me reading late into the night.' Elizabeth Macneal

'Filled with humour, shocks, love and hate – and a few handy tips on how to beat the housing crisis… Funny, thoughtful and all-round entertaining.' Press Association