With bestseller after bestseller to his name, stuart macbride has emerged as one of the leading names in crime fiction. Jan 02, 2015 at almost 600 pages, bestseller stuart macbrides latest novel the missing and the dead harpercollins. Every time theres a new book of his on the horizon, my anticipations and expectations are sky high but i also always have faith that hell deliver. Stuart macbride primary author only author division. Book week scotland runs until the 3rd december 2017. The first of these books, granite city, was published in 2005 and was a bestseller, kicking off a longrunning series set in aberdeen.
The bulk of the population live in massive tower blocks with little in their lives other than vr virtual reality programs to keep. The logan mcrae series began in 2005 with cold granite. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. Stuart macbride on his acclaimed logan macrae series of crime. Stuart macbride is a scottish writer, most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen. Stuart has written a total of fourteen books since the first release of his first book in the logan mcrae series in 2005. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. In a book written before the logan mcrae series, stuart macbride writes about glasgow in the near future. An author of science fiction and crime novels, stuart macbride is best known for his books starring detective sergeant logan mcrae. 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 macbride scribd read books, audiobooks, and more. There is no author that is better than stuart macbride when it comes to this genre of novels. This is the official facebook page for stuart macbride, the sunday times no. Stuart macbride s four novels have won the crime writers associations dagger in the library and the barry award for best first novel and put him on the shortlist for the international thriller writers award for best first novel and twice for theakstons old peculier crime novel of the year. Logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in aberdeen, scotland. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 ebook by stuart macbride. Ds alex morrow, heavily pregnant with twins, is called in to investigate a savage murder. Stuart macbride was born 27 february 1969 in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. Logan mcrae after 2011s shatter the bones, the aberdeen cop looks into the case of. Since the publication of this novel, stuart macbride has won many crime awards. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a shelve cold granite. Some of his books are fan favorites, and these include cold granite, flesh house, dying light, shatter the bones, and his latest.
In scottish author macbrides predictably grisly but cleverly twisted eighth thriller featuring det. Logan had been an acting di for 4 years, had had considerable success, and now that it was appraisal time, logan had expected his di position to be confirmed. So of course i dropped whatever it was i was doing when i got the opportunity to read this one early and i. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton near glasgow but grew up in aberdeen. Stuart macbride doesnt seem to have an upcoming book. Jan 07, 2014 the books are full of macbrides blooddripping prose, darkcentred mysteries, with black humour ladled on top. Stuart macbride books list of books by author stuart. Anything obvious will be mentioned but please look carefully at all photographs as these provide the clearest idea of condition. Two ash henderson crime thrillers from the author of four consecutive no. Ash henderson 2 book crime thriller collection by stuart macbride available from rakuten kobo. The first stuart macbride book that was published was cold granite, which was, in fact, the authors fifth written novel.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cold granite logan mcrae, book 1. The authors next novel is released on 16 january, but a song for the dying doesnt continue the mcrae series. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by macbride, stuart. Cold granite is described as book 1 of a series, but a strong earlier story involving the main characters is mentioned in passing. When kids start to go missing and a birthday card gets sent to their parents every year, the police realise they are dealing with a mad serial killer. He won the international thriller writers best debut novel award, and has been shortlisted for the barry award, and twice for the theakstons old peculier crime novel of the year award. Logan works for the grampian police in aberdeen, scotland. Stuart is the author of the hugely popular logan mcrae series and several other novels as well.
His careers include scrubbing toilets offshore, graphic design, web design and itcomputer programming. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. Stuart macbride is a scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in aberdeen. He won the international thriller writers best debut novel award, and has been shortlisted for the barry award, and twice for the. Read cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 by stuart macbride available from rakuten kobo. Birthdays for the dead ash henderson 1 by stuart macbride and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is the first in the logan mcrae series of books, and it was published in 2005. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doc. Denise mina, the awardwinning author of garnethill, brings us end of wasp season. 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. Stuart macbride books for sale in uk view 16 bargains. About the author 2009 stuart macbride, without the b, is the bestselling author of a series of crime novels featuring ds logan mcrae and set in aberdeen.
Macbride is a multipleawardwinning author and a regular fixture at literary festivals and on bbc radio. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring to the granite city of aberdeen, scotland. Some of his books are fan favorites, and these include cold granite, flesh house, dying light, shatter the bones, and his latest that was released in 20, close to the bone. Macbride s publishing deal was secured with the writing of halfhead. This is the tenth book in stuart macbride s series about former acting di logan macrae, but hes back to being sergeant macrae. List of books by stuart macbride stored on this site. Below is a list of stuart macbrides published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. He is the number one bestelling author of several novels featuring ds logan mcrae.
To learn more about the wonderful stuart macbride, read on to find out the life, career, and books by him now. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. His first novel, cold granite, introduced a bestselling crime series featuring aberdonian detective logan mcrae. 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. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order.
Crime novelist stuart macbride on his latest book bestselling crime writer stuart macbride, whose books have sold more than two million copies, talks to. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Buy a cheap copy of flesh house book by stuart macbride. He studied architecture at heriotwatt university macbride s publishing deal was secured with the writing of halfhead. In 2008, the scot was named the breakthrough author of the year in the itv3 crime thriller awards, one year after taking the cwas prestigious dagger in the library for broken skin. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stuart macbride on his acclaimed logan macrae series of. 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. Stuart macbrides four novels have won the crime writers associations dagger in the library and the barry award for best first novel and put him on the shortlist for the international thriller writers award for best first novel and twice for theakstons old peculier crime novel of the year. He has been shortlisted for the theakstonss old peculier crime novel of the year award twice. The first four were not considered good enough for publication, so cold granite, the authors debut novel became his first. 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 was born in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Its ds logan mcraes first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldnt get much. Here are all the stuart macbride books in publication order, with the reading. Detective sergeant logan mcrae is a fictional character featured in a series of crime thriller novels by scottish author stuart macbride. 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. Author stuart macbride bio and signed books vj books. Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is logan mcrae. He studied architecture at heriot watt university in edinburgh.
In the year 2009, stuart macbride was given another deal, which gave him the opportunity of penning more books in the logan book series, together with two more standalone novels. Nearly bouncing back from a transfer, detective sergeant logan mcrae. 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. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, near glasgow and moved to aberdeen at the age of two. At almost 600 pages, bestseller stuart macbride s latest novel the missing and the. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was. Ash henderson 2book crime thriller collection by stuart macbride available from rakuten kobo. For more on macbride watch his episode of the journey or browse any of the highlight clips. Hes also published a nearfuture thriller, a short story collection, a couple of novellas, and a slightly twisted picture book for slightly twisted children. List of books by author stuart macbride thriftbooks. Stuart macbride thats me was born in dumbarton which is glasgow as far as im concerned moving up to aberdeen at the tender age of two, when fashions were questionable.
Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stuart macbride, the bestselling author of cold granite and dark blood, brings us shatter the bones, a new logan mcrae thriller set in gritty aberdeen. He is a scottish writer most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen and featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae. Stuart macbride has been on my list of goto authors for as long as i can remember. Stuart macbride author biography, plus links to books by. 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. Where at one time stuart macbride struggled to get published, the popular scottish crime novelist now worries about whether each new book will continue. View books stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, near glasgow and moved to aberdeen at the age of two. Stuart macbride was born in 1969 in dumbarton, but his family relocated to the northeast of scotland, specifically the city of aberdeen in the early 70s, when. Broken skin logan mcrae, book 3 stuart macbride books now we are dead hardback the blood road paperback condition is good others listed. Crime novelist stuart macbride on his latest book bestselling crime writer stuart macbride, whose books have sold more than two million copies, talks to hannah stephenson about. Stuart macbride is currently considered a single author. When the newest stuart macbride mystery arrives here, i feel as though fort knox has just delivered another gold bar.