So Brilliantly Clever

Reviews, interviews, author events

Hong Kong, Thursday, February 23: So Brilliantly Clever will be launched at the China Club! Peter Graham will be present to talk about the book and sign copies. Inquiries to celebrate@awapress.com.

Auckland, Wednesday, January 25: Peter Graham will talk about his acclaimed book So Brilliantly Clever at Central City Library, 12.30 - 2.00 p.m. Admission free. The book will be on sale at this event courtesy of Dymocks Newmarket.

Wellington, Thursday, January 26: Peter Graham will sign copies of So Brilliantly Cleverat Unity Books, Willis Street at 4 p.m. At 6pm he will give a public talk on the book at Wellington Central Library, Victoria Street - just through the passage and across the road. Admission free.

In this mesmerising book, lawyer and true crime writer Peter Graham tells the whole story for the first time, giving a brilliant account of the crime and ensuing trial, dramatic revelations about the fate of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker after their release from prison and their strange lives today, and a penetrating insight into the crime using modern psychology.

"This is the most thorough, conscientious and detailed version of the Parker-Hulme affair yet to appear. It could well be definitive." - Nicholas Reid, Sunday Star Times

"Peter Graham has written a wonderfully gripping read, which takes you into both Parker and Hulme's ghastly souls...he does it with a fair and honest hand, leaving no stone unturned...[He takes] his reader right into the minutiae of 1950s Christchurch and the societal expectations that these diverse yet emotionally twin-like girls were raised under. His ability to get into their minds and find their motivations was quite extraordinary, as was his ability write them in such a manner that even the novice...can understand." - Marion, from Cover Me Book Blog

So Brilliantly Clever features in The Press. Read the feature article here.
"...not just about a murder and the people involved; it is also as revealing study of the Christchurch of six decades ago, many of its personalities and prevailing social attitudes and practices. It is beautifully written and wryly expressed." - Willie Young, The Press

The New Zealand Herald asks why the Parker-Hulme murder still matters to us.

Read all about Peter Graham and his fascination with the case in The New Zealand Listener.

"...very detailed, comprehensive, extensive research, an enjoyable read." - Vic Evans, The Nelson Mail

Peter Graham talks crime, punishment and New Zealand murders on Radio New Zealand