CLOSE TO THE BONE
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins, 2013
Series: Book 8 of 13 - Logan McRae
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- Hardcover
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HARDCOVER. London, Harper Collins, (2013). First Edition (Fine / Fine) SIGNED BY the AUTHOR (on the title page) Original Black Publishers Cloth Metallic Titles to Spine 9 1/2 X 6" 530pp (appears unread copy) With the Printers String Number 1. The Dust Jacket is not Price Clipped (Ł18.99 / Can $32.99) Is Clean & Bright. (there are 2 X 1 ½” round sticker to the top front Jacket "SIGNED BY AUTHOR" / WATERSTONES LIMITED EDITION, ‘with exclusive short story’ (ISBN 978 0 00 734426 0). FRONT (inside) FLAP The first body is chained to a stake: strangled, and stabbed, with a burning tyre around its neck. But is this a gangland execution or something much darker? Someone’s leaving little knots of bones on DI Logan McRae’s doorstep, but he’s got bigger concerns. Rival drug gangs are fighting over product and territory; two teenage lovers are missing; someone’s crippling Asian immigrants; and Logan’s been lumbered with an ambitious new Detective Sergeant and gained the unwelcome attention of the local crime boss. When another body turns up, the similarities between these murders and the plot of a bestselling novel seem like more than just a coincidence. And perhaps those little knots of bones are more important than they look….…
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- Title
- CLOSE TO THE BONE
- Author
- MACBRIDE, Stuart
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0007344260
- ISBN 13
- 9780007344260
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.816 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 6.3 inches width by 9.3 inches height by 1.9 inches depth
- Series
- Book 8 of 13: Logan McRae
The eighth Logan McRae novel in the No.1 bestselling crime series from Stuart MacBride.
Every murder tells a story. But not every victim tells the truth.
‘A terrific writer … McRae is a delight’ The Times
Sticks and stones may break your bones…
The first body is chained to a stake: strangled, and stabbed, with a burning tyre around its neck. But is this a gangland execution or something much darker?
Someone’s leaving little knots of bones on DI Logan McRae’s doorstep, but he’s got bigger concerns. Rival drug gangs are fighting over product and territory; two teenage lovers are missing; someone’s crippling Asian immigrants; and Logan’s been lumbered with an ambitious new Detective Sergeant and gained the unwelcome attention of the local crime boss.
When another body turns up, the similarities between these murders and the plot of a bestselling novel seem like more than just a coincidence. And perhaps those little knots of bones are more important than they look…
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About the Author
Stuart MacBride is the No 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series and Birthdays for the Dead.
The McRae novels have won him the CWA’s Dagger in the Library, the Barry Award for Best Debut Novel, and Best Breakthrough Author at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards. In 2012 Stuart was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Hall of Fame.
Stuart’s other works include Halfhead, a near-future thriller, Sawbones, a novella aimed at adult emergent readers, and several short stories.
He lives in the north-east of Scotland with his wife, Fiona and cat, Grendel.
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