The authors next novel is released on 16 january, but a song for the dying doesnt continue the mcrae series. With over 10 million books on wordery, all with free worldwide delivery, were dedicated to helping fellow bookworms find the right books at the lowest prices. Buy a cheap copy of blind eye book by stuart macbride. Macbride s logan mcrae series started out decent with the first book but the next two were deeply disappointing. It is the first in the logan mcrae series of books, and it was published in 2005. Logan works for the grampian police in aberdeen, scotland. During his early years, stuart macbride had to make a living by working as a graphic designer, it technician and web designer but later on discovered his passion for writing. Scot stuart macbride was born in dumbarton in february, 1969. Mar 15, 2016 new logan mcrae novels are close to the top of my unmissable list, and yet again macbride delivers. In the cold dark ground by stuart macbride librarything.
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 was crowned world stovies champion in 2014 and was awarded an honorary doctorate by dundee university in 2015. Their newest book is all thats dead and was released on may, 16th 2019. This is the most comprehensive stuart macbride book order and. Callum is like an over exaggerated and yet amazingly concise version of logan mcrae. Dark and brilliantly written linwood barclaythe stunning new logan mcrae thriller from no. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by.
Stuart macbride detective logan mcrae british detective. The series is what skyrocketed stuart to fame, and garnered him a lot of fans. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring. The 4th thriller in the number one bestselling crime series from the awardwinning stuart macbride. The 8th of stuart macbride s logan mcrae novels and a first read for me. Sticks and stones may break your bones the first body is chained to a stake.
The logan mcrae series of books is a series of crime fiction novels written by the scottish author stuart macbride. 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. 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. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Superb storytelling sun another from macbride s fantastic series of logan mcrae novels. A parody of everything that makes up crime genre fiction, a play on every trope, and especially of the kind of book that mr macbride is synonymous with writing. 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. Detective sergeant logan mcrae series in order stuart macbride. Of these, the only ones i have any direct experience of are beer and chips, but. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
The logan mcrae series began in 2005 with cold granite. Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book. His first novel, cold granite, introduced a bestselling crime series featuring aberdonian detective logan mcrae. Logan mcrae and roberta steel 12 book series kindle edition. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The series features, as you would have guessed from the name, the character of logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in the grampian police force.
Buy a discounted paperback of cold granite online from australias leading online bookstore. Instead, it features ash henderson, a character introduced in last years birthdays for the dead. We invited stuart macbride over to talk about a song for the dying, henderson, the fictional town of oldcastle, and more. Ive read and enjoyed the previous books in the series, some more than others, but always excitedly await each new addition to the series. In the first book in the series, called, as it happens, granite city, it is december and it is all very dark, dank and wet. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. He gained worldwide recognition for his crimethriller novels set in the city of aberdeen, featuring detective logan mcrae as he goes around solving a spate of dark and mysterious crimes.
A gripping standalone thriller from the sunday times no. Stuart macbride is the author of several bestselling novels featuring ds logan mcrae, including shatter the bones, which reached no. In an interview for the alibi television channel, macbride indicated he considered r. The missing and the dead logan mcrae, book 9 audiobook. The logan mcrae book series by stuart macbride includes books cold granite, dying light, broken skin, and several more. I think this has been the best so far in this series which i have read in order over a few years now. Born in dumbarton, scotland, stuart macbride is famously known for his science fiction and crime thriller stories that have won the hearts of many readers throughout the globe. Last updated april 16th, 2019 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. He has just returned from leave after he was stabbed 23 times by the mastruck monster angus robertson. They are all fictional characters that have appeared in more than one novel in the series. He is currently said to be hard at work writing another standalone book for his fans, and more novels for his critically acclaimed logan mcrae series.
In 2009 he signed another deal, allowing him to write two more logan books, and two standalone novels, the first of which is due after the sixth instalment of the logan mcrae series. The fifth installment in stuart macbride s 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. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, scotland, moving with his family to aberdeen at two years of age. A real pageturner sunday mirror stuart s meticulous research shows. Author stuart macbrides complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and.
He was signed on a threebook logan deal, which was further extended to six books. The blood road by stuart macbride criminal element. Stuart macbride is a scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in. The blood road by stuart macbride is the 11th book in the logan mcrae series professional standards is a whole new world for detective inspector logan mcrae, who accepted the position of policing his fellow officers after one runin too many with the kind of criminal who will break your faith in humanity as easily as breaking the bones of your body. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally. Writing a long term series has to create some issues for authors that probably some of we fans rarely consider. Logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in aberdeen, scotland. These are from his logan mcrae series, as his standalone books didnt garner as much success as his series has. Drop of the hard stuff from tartan noir heavyweight. The logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen, the granite city, oil capital of europe, perched on the east coast of scotland. His logan mcrae books feature logan as a police detective in the town of aberdeen in scotland, while his second series the ash henderson books also make a cop their leading man.
Stuart macbride doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. Stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order fantastic fiction. From the bestselling author of dying light logan mcrae, book 3. 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. Stuart macbride is the no 1 bestselling author of the logan mcrae series and birthdays for the dead.
Stuart macbride is a scottish writer, widely known for his bestselling logan mcrae and ash henderson detective novels. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. Close to the bone shatter the bones dark blood blind eye flesh house broken skin dying light cold granite. See the complete logan mcrae series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book lists. In this story their relationship is really put to the test and we will have to see how it copes in the next novel. Cold granite is described as book 1 of a series, but a strong earlier story involving the main characters is mentioned in passing. Why read stuart macbride logan mcrae series in order. In the cold dark ground is the 10th in the logan mcrae series from stuart macbride, and im really sorry about this but i want the 11th pretty well now. Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. The book was published in 2005, and it won macbride the barry award for best first novel in the follow years awards. Stuart macbride logan mcrae 05 blind eye 0dayreleases. Below is a list of stuart macbrides published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. Even the darkest crimes will come to light stuart macbride is a damned fine writer peter james. 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. Flesh house, blind eye, dark blood logan mcrae logan mcrae collection book 2 by stuart macbride 4. Born in dumbarton, scottish crime author stuart macbride worked variously as a graphic designer, professional actor, undertaker and a project manager for a huge it conglomerate before turning to writing professionally.
Theres a darkness in the heart of scotlandscream all you want, no one can hearinspector logan mcrae is loo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cold granite logan mcrae, book 1. Buy a cheap copy of cold granite book by stuart macbride. Close to the bone logan mcrae, book 8 by stuart macbride. Shatter the bones, close to the bone by stuart macbride 4.
Logan mcrae is the main in his series that he had written. Hes also published a nearfuture thriller, a short story collection, a couple of novellas, and a slightly twisted picture book for slightly twisted children. Boring, obvious runofthemill crime novels that are only good for escapism. Dec 26, 2012 i have read a couple of thrillers by stuart mcbride, but this is my first logan mcrae, and i just could not warm to any of the characters. Dark blood by stuart macbride not in english common knowledge. The complete series list for detective sergeant logan mcrae stuart macbride. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 and millions of other books are.
Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring to the granite city of aberdeen, scotland. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Blind eye, the new logan mcrae thriller set in gritty aberdeen, scotland, from stuart macbride, the awardwinning author of cold granite and flesh house, finds the. The fourth thriller in the number one bestselling crime series from the awardwinning stuart macbride. In 2012 stuart was inducted into the itv3 crime thriller hall of fame. Detective sergeant logan mcrae series in order stuart. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. Detective sergeant logan mcrae is a fictional character featured in a series of crime thriller novels by scottish author stuart macbride. Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is logan mcrae. I kept this one for a long time awaiting a rainy day when i needed a treat. Panic grips the granite city as ds logan mcrae heads up a manhunt for the flesher one of the uks most notorious serial killers.
Hes also published standalones, novellas and short stories as well as a childrens picture book. His novels have won him the cwa dagger in the library, the barry award for best debut novel, and best breakthrough author at the itv3 crime thriller awards. This is a list of characters from the logan mcrae series of detective novels by the scottish writer stuart macbride. Stuart macbride books in orderhow to make great thrillers even better. Logan mcrae, whos still recovering from the bloody events of 2008s flesh, investigates a series of brutal attacks on polish immigrants in macbride s excellent fifth novel to feature the aberdeen, scotland, cop. In an interview for the alibi television channel, macbride indicated he. Aberdeen, the granite city, sparkly in the sunshine, grey and dour at all other times, is the setting for a series of detective stories by stuart macbride, featuring ds logan mcrae. The character is the soul of his series that he has written for the last several years. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by macbride, stuart. Below is a list of stuart macbride s published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. Logan mcrae series, logan mcrae short stories, ash henderson series, all short stories and standalone novels, plus a stuart macbride biography.