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Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride

Description: ISBN 0007193149 / Author: Stuart MacBride / Genre: Crime / Thriller

Newest Review: ... on McRae's past, and as the book goes on it occasionally pops up at relevant times meaning you can piece together yourself ... more

... just what has happened. There's nothing that bores me more than reading long paragraphs of a lead character's past, usually consisting of divorce, or something happening to them as a child. This book however is a breath of fresh air as it concentrates on the story to hand, moving along at a good pace. We meet DS Logan's boss DI Insch quite early on. I love how MacBride has given this man a strange quirk, he loves eating sweets. In fact all the way through this book at various points DI Insch is scrambling through ...more

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Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride: One of the best in the crime thriller genre! (1170 words)
by - written on 22/11/09 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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I'd wanted to read Stuart MacBride's series of books staring DS Logan McRae for a long time, and I can't believe I put it off for so long! ** The Author ** Stuart MacBride was born in Scotland moved to Aberdeen with his family when he was two years old. He flunked out of university but set up his own graphic design company, before being dragged into the world of the Internet, developing massive applications for the oil industry. He lives with his wife Fiona in Scotland, and it's easy to see that the step from web design to writing books was a simple one for him, as his books have been a massive success. His has won awards including winning the ITV3 ... Read the complete review

It's winter in Aberdeen and kids are going missing! (257 words)
by - written on 29/02/08 (Useful, 23 readings)
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If you love reading crime-fiction from the likes of Ian Rankin and Graham Hurley then find a place alongside those greats for Stuart Macbride. 'Cold Granite is the first in his series of books featuring Detective Sergeant Logan McRae who has just returned to work following a year off sick thanks to a near-fatal stabbing and who walks straight into a murder enquiry involving the abandonned and mutilated corpse of a 3 year old child. Things don't get any better for the DS as this marks the beginning of a serial killer and more children are going missing. As with all his books the subject matter is very dark indeed but it is entirely offset by the characters that ... Read the complete review