Online shopping from a great selection at books store. All thats dead, by stuart macbride i neednt have worried all thats dead is a much slower burn, and a very different kind of case for logan mcrae, but its a satisfying. This is a list of characters from the logan mcrae series of detective novels by the scottish writer stuart macbride. In the cold dark ground logan mcrae, book 10 kindle edition by stuart macbride. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. After a long recuperation from a stab wound, detective sergeant logan mcrae s first night back on duty in aberdeen, scotland, takes him to a crime scene where the. Its hard not to compare these books too rebus but logan mcrae is a great character in the making. In 2012 stuart was inducted into the itv3 crime thriller hall of fame. Stuart macbride is the no 1 bestselling author of the logan mcrae series and birthdays for the dead. Stuart has written a total of fourteen books since the first release of his first book in the logan mcrae series in 2005. Cold granite on apple books apple books apple apple.
Mcrae was introduced in macbrides first book in the series, cold granite, as a detective sergeant. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Stuart has just signed a new three book deal with the lovely people at harpercollins, two of which will feature logan and one of which will be a standalone or maybe even another ash henderson. Scottish crime fiction at its very best logan mcrae, book 11 stuart macbride. In this book, however, logan has been transferred to the rural suburbs of the city called aberdeenshire as a professional development opportunity which could strengthen his case for promotion to. They are all fictional characters that have appeared in more than one novel in.
A lot of people seem to think that in the cold dark ground was the last ever logan mcrae book, but theyre very, very wrong. Its ds logan mcrae s first day back on the job after a. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Buy a cheap copy of cold granite book by stuart macbride. Buy in the cold dark ground logan mcrae, book 10 first edition by macbride, stuart isbn. Stuart macbride is a scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in aberdeen. Close to the bone logan mcrae, book 8 stuart macbride. The logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen, the granite city, oil capital of europe, perched on the east coast of scotland. Detective sergeant logan mcrae is assigned to the investigation, codenamed operation oedipus, but with the victims too. All thats dead logan mcrae, book 12 by stuart macbride. Flesh house, blind eye, dark blood logan mcrae logan mcrae collection book 2 ebook. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by dundee university.
Aberdeens growing polish community is under attack from a serial offender who leaves mutilated victims to be discovered on building sites eyes gouged out and the sockets burned. The fifth installment in stuart macbrides acclaimed ds logan mcrae series takes us once more into the dark heart of aberdeen, although this time were looking through the sticky lens of a sweltering summer, rather than the rainsmashed freezing winters of previous books. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters i would kill to have created. As the first book in the logan mcrae series, cold granite is a hard rock story that is undeniably a good read for every crime thriller fan. Threeyearold david reids body is discovered in a ditch. Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is logan mcrae. Of these, the only ones i have any direct experience of are beer and chips, but. I kept this one for a long time awaiting a rainy day when i needed a treat. Concocted with a good storyline that is complex enough with a rather great character description, cold granite is one of the best reads in the loran mcrae series. What acting detective inspector logan mcrae gets instead is a development opportunity out in the depths of rural aberdeenshire. Hes also published standalones, novellas and short stories as well as a childrens picture book. Ive read and enjoyed the previous books in the series, some more than others, but always excitedly await each new addition to the series. So i had to spend a good chunk of time going back over what id just written and taking out the giggly bits. Cold granite, dying light, broken skin logan mcrae logan mcrae collection book 1 ebook.
The book was published in 2005, and it won macbride the barry award for best first novel in the follow years awards. They always say, write what you know so i did using aberdeen as the backdrop for a series of horrific crimes, murders, serial killers, and much eating of chips and drinking of beer. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. Stuart macbride is a scottish author best known for his logan mcrae series set in aberdeen, and his shorter ash henderson series featuring a detective constable whose family and career are destroyed by a ruthless serial killer who disappeared. The mcrae novels have won him the cwas dagger in the library, the barry award for best debut novel, and best breakthrough author at the itv3 crime thriller awards. He received the barry award for the best first novel the following year, and since then, stuart has authored fifteen novels belonging to his most popular logan mcrae series along with several other shortstories and some standalone books.
Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with the first logan mcrae novel titled cold granite. Stuart macbride is a scottish writer, most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen and featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae. He has set one of his novels halfhead in the future, leading some to consider him delving into the science fiction genre, to which he says, crime fiction set in victorian times is historic crime fiction, crime fiction. After being off work for a year recovering from serious stab wounds, he is soon labelled as lazarus by his colleagues as he has risen from the dead mcrae had been stabbed by the mastrick monster angus robertson who mcrae has to interview in. The logan mcrae series began in 2005 with cold granite. The blood road logan mcrae, book 11 by stuart macbride. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a shelve cold granite. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by stuart macbride author format. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it.
Logan mcrae and roberta steel 12 book series kindle edition. Here are all the stuart macbride books in publication order, with the reading order listed in brackets. All thats dead logan mcrae, book 12 by stuart macbride book cover, description, publication history. Its detective logan mcrae s first day back on the job after a year off, and it couldnt get much worse. Great book great characters this book is not for the faint hearted but it adds to the tense feeling throughout. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends. One mistake can cost you everythingwhen you catch a twisted killer there should be a reward, right. Logan mcrae series, logan mcrae short stories, ash henderson series, all short stories and standalone novels, plus a stuart macbride biography.
Buy stuart macbride ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Cold granite williamsburg regional library overdrive. Stuart macbrides number one bestselling crime series opens with this awardwinning debut. Mcrae treads the streets of aberdeen, but here we have a fictional setting called oldcastle. The logan mcrae book series by stuart macbride includes books cold granite, dying light, broken skin, and several more. Dying light logan mcrae, book 2 hardcover 2 may 2006 by stuart macbride author visit amazons stuart macbride page. Stuart macbride stuart macbride the logan mcrae series you can read the logan mcrae books in any order, but cold granite is the awardwinning debut. The series features, as you would have guessed from the name, the character of logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in the grampian police force. Its ds logan mcrae s first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldnt get much worse. In the cold dark ground logan mcrae, book 10 kindle edition. Stuart macbride was born 27 february 1969 in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. The logan mcrae series of books is a series of crime fiction novels written by the scottish author stuart macbride. Darkness is coming inspector logan mcrae was looking forward to a nice simple case something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick.
Some of his books are fan favorites, and these include cold granite, flesh house, dying light, shatter the bones, and his latest that was released in 20, close to the bone. Buy cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 book online at low prices. In the cold dark ground is my favourite crime book of 2016 so far. The 8th of stuart macbrides logan mcrae novels and a first read for me. Its a grim aberdeen with a grim story but i loved it.
To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. In the cold dark ground logan mcrae, book 10 ebook. Logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in aberdeen, scotland. See the complete logan mcrae series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In the mid2000s, while working in it, stuart macbride had the time to write the first book in the logan mcrae series of books, cold granite. The logan books are full of humorous descriptions, because thats the way logan sees things.