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One of the fastest rising stars is Stuart MacBride, who won the International Thriller Writers Best Debut Novel Award, the CWA Dagger in the Library and the ITV3 Crime Thriller award for Breakthrough Author. But does MacBride justify all the hoopla? If you need an answer to that, perhaps you should pick up his latest novel, Dark Blood. But not if you're the kind of crime reader who likes comfortable, unchallenging fiction that slightly shakes (but never upsets) the status quo.
As in such books as Cold Granite, Broken Skin and Dying Light, MacBride is all about putting his characters through the wringer -- rather, in fact, as he does the reader. In the new book, Logan McRae, the author’s hard-nosed Aberdeen copper, is handed an assignment that is most definitely not to his liking. A career criminal, Richard Knox, has served his time and is told he will be allowed to live wherever he likes, despite his multiple convictions for rape and violence. He has taken the route adopted by many criminals -- found religion, claiming he is a changed man. His desire is to up sticks from Newcastle and make a new start. But unfortunately for Logan McRae, he has decided he wants his new home to be Aberdeen. Needless to say, his brutal past will not be buried for too long, and Logan McRae, forced to help with the ill-advised relocation, finds himself with the trickiest problems of his career. Particularly as other kinds of criminal activity in Aberdeen are at boiling point.
Dark Blood is full of the kind of scabrous and flinty writing that is very much Stuart MacBride’s trademark. This reviewer, for one, would not be surprised if he soon has a few more crime fiction prizes under his belt. --Barry Forshaw
Praise for Dark Blood:
‘A terrific writer ... Brilliant ... bodies abound, blood flows freely and McRae is a delight’ The Times
‘Stuart MacBride’s thrillers just keep getting better ... One of the most disturbing novels in the highly successful Logan McRae series ... admirers of tough, modern crime novels will be in seventh heaven – or should that be hell?’ Express
‘The plotting puts most writers in the genre to shame ... This is quintessential Stuart MacBride: tartan noir etched in the darkest of hues with dialogue so sharp you might cut yourself’ Independent
‘Tartan noir’s greatest exponent’ Daily Mirror
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The sixth gripping thriller in the No.1 bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Scotlands finest see first-hand how starting again can be murder MacBride is a damned fine writer Peter James Everyone deserves a second chance Richard Knox has done his time and seen the error of his ways. He wants to leave his dark past behind, so why shouldnt he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Detective Sergeant Logan McRae isnt thrilled about having to help a violent rapist settle into Aberdeen. Even worse, hes stuck with the man who put Knox behind bars, DSI Danby, supposedly to keep an eye on things. Only things are about to go very, very wrong. Edinburgh gangster Malk the Knife wants a slice of Aberdeens latest development boom. Local crime lord Wee Hamish Mowat has ominous plans for Logans future. And Knoxs past isnt finished with him yet. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006575480
Book Description Audio Book (CD). Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Read by the Author, 10 CDs, The plastic case is intact. The artwork is complete. Any of the 10 disks may have minor marks. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: B1307. Seller Inventory # JSB-B-1307