Stuart macbride is yet another one of my favourite authors, 1010. 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. Stuart macbrides number one bestselling crime series opens with this awardwinning debut. The first three crime novels in the number one bestselling series by the awardwinning stuart macbride. The first of these books, granite city, was published in 2005 and was a bestseller, kicking off a longrunning series set in aberdeen. Stuart macbride books list of books by author stuart macbride. The logan mcrae series began in 2005 with cold granite. The 4th thriller in the number one bestselling crime series from the awardwinning stuart macbride. And there is absolutely no doubt that stuart macbride is a master story teller, and king of the quip. Theres a serial killer stalking the granite city and the local media are baying for blood. Buy cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 by stuart macbride from amazons fiction books store.
Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by stuart macbride. Buy cold granite by stuart macbride, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore. The granite citys seedy side is about to be exposed. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, near glasgow and moved to aberdeen at the age of two. If you like atmospheric crime novels with developed characters, you should like this series. With this followup to cold granite, deemed an impressive debut by publishers weekly, stuart macbride proves himself to be a rising star of crime fiction and this time, the action is more explosive than ever. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring to the granite city of aberdeen, scotland. The logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen, the granite city, oil capital of europe, perched on the east coast of scotland. Their newest book is all thats dead and was released on may, 16th 2019. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by stuart. Its ds logan mcraes first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldnt get much worse. Revenge is a dangerous thing detective chief inspector roberta steel got caught fitting up jack wallace thats why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. The hypnotist by lars kepler read online on bookmate. After dropping out of university to work offshore he went to work for himself as a graphic designer, eventually becoming studio manager for a nationwide marketing company. Both cold granite and dying light were about misdeeds against children. See all books authored by stuart macbride, including cold granite, and dying light, and more on. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by macbride, stuart. Christmas is coming, cold, dark and wet, bringing death with it. His first novel, cold granite, introduced a bestselling crime series featuring aberdonian detective logan mcrae.
Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton near glasgow but grew up in aberdeen. By all accounts, logan macrae cold granite, 2005 is a good cop. Click to read more about cold granite by stuart macbride. Get free shipping on cold granite by stuart macbride, from.
Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 stuart macbride paperback. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 ebook by stuart macbride. Ferocious and funny, this is tartan noir at its best val mcdermid a riveting and gruesome debut telegraph a gripping debut mirror praise for stuart macbride. This is my second reading of cold granite and it is a great introduction to the wonderful writing style of stuart macbride and the harsh environment around aberdeen situated in the grampian region of north east scotland. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by. Buy a cheap copy of flesh house book by stuart macbride. I have read two so far and once again i am hooked and have started buying the ds logan mcraes series. Now hes back on the streets and women are being attacked again. I am almost done with book two in the series, dying light.
His careers include scrubbing toilets offshore, graphic design, web design and itcomputer programming. A serial rapist is leaving a string of tortured women behind him, but while ds logan mcraes girlfriend, pc jackie ball breaker watson, is. Stuart macbride books list of books by author stuart. Buy cold granite by stuart macbride online at alibris. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cold granite logan mcrae, book 1. Cold granite by stuart macbride, book, new paperback.
Simon first broke onto the mainstream bookshelf with his tina boyd novel. Stuart macbride is a scottish writer, most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen. Cold granite by stuart macbride 9780007419449 dymocks. Of these, the only ones i have any direct experience of are beer and chips, but. But while bruens characters command grudging admiration, macbride plays his characters off to neurotic comic effect, counterbalancing the grim world they inhabit.
Cold granite is the first and then when we moved, i didnt bother to check. Cold granite is the first and then when we moved, i. What has changed over three books, though, is the focus of the crimes. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. It is the first in the logan mcrae series of books, and it was published in 2005. The host asked macbride what he did when his first novel, cold granite,was so well received that his publishers asked him for the next novel in the series, even though he. Panic grips the granite city as ds logan mcrae heads up a manhunt for the flesher one of the uks most notorious serial killers. Killers have terrorized aberdeen in the pastdetective sergeant logan mcrae has the scars to prove itbut when body parts show up in a cargo container at the harbor.
Stuart was born in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. He is the number one bestselling author of several novels featuring ds. Knots and crosses, by ian rankin cold granite, by stuart macbride quite ugly one morning, by christopher brookmyre the field of blood. If you are going to read more stuart macbride, and i recommend you do, this is the book you want to read next because it continues on with no further explanations of the character you met in cold granite. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. An author of science fiction and crime novels, stuart macbride is best known for his books starring detective sergeant logan mcrae.
Stuart macbride s number one bestselling crime series opens with this awardwinning debut. 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. Jun 21, 20 cold granite by stuart macbride my rating. This is book 12 in the logan laz mcrae series so dont be a numpty go back and start with book 1, cold granite once youve done that and read your way up through all of the books in the series, then, and only then, will you be worthy of appreciating book 12 all thats dead. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by dundee university. Because, and this is the important bit really, there were those typically macbride moments of e, gross teehee, the ones that you always find in his books that keep the macabre murder lover fictional, obviously in me quite contented. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and. Read cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 by stuart macbride available from rakuten kobo.
Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 stuart macbride 4. Oct 27, 2011 buy cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 by stuart macbride from amazons fiction books store. It has been on my tbr list for awhile and decided to read some of the gems on that list. His debut novel cold granite won the barry award for the best first novel and that. He studied architecture at heriot watt university in edinburgh. Stuart macbride doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. Since the publication of this novel, stuart macbride has won many crime awards. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who s.
Dying light is set in aberdeen, grittier and rainier than edinburgh. The latest book in the series in the cold hard ground is, believe me if you will, more fast paced and packed with wicked dark humour macbride is known for. Threeyearold david reids body is discovered in a ditch. Cold granite takes place in aberdeen scotland called granite city and is a police procedural. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. Cold granite is the first book in the ds logan mcrae series and it is a belter. Below is a list of stuart macbrides published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. I came across stuart macbride when he won celebrity mastermind a week or so ago. Buy cold granite by stuart macbride with free delivery.
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