In December 1976, just weeks before a Jamaican election and two days before reggae superstar Bob Marley was to play a free concert to ease political tensions, seven men stormed his house with machine guns. Marley survived and went on to perform, but the next day he left the country and didn’t return for two years.

In his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings, author Marlon James uses this incident to spin a compelling story that is part mystery, part thriller, and a provocative alternative history. Winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize, it is the Campus Bookstore’s Book of the Week.

Normally $22, the paperback version is selling for just $15.88 through January 17. The Campus Bookstore is located on the lower level of the CAW Student Centre.