'MacBride is a masterful storyteller with a terrific eye for detail and razor-sharp wit. This House of Burning Bones is an absolute must-read.' – Karin Slaughter, author of This Is Why We Lied The Granite City is ready to burn, and all it takes is a single spark . . . In the heat of a blistering summer, Aberdeen’s police are struggling: half the force is off sick, leave has been cancelled, someone’s firebombed a hotel full of migrants, and there’s a massive protest march happening this Saturday. With officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae is forced to juggle cases and run a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions. It doesn’t help that the Aberdeen Examiner has just been bought by Natasha Agapova, a tabloid media tycoon hell-bent on blaming local police for everything. And she’s more than happy to fan the flames. But, as bad as everything seems, it’s all about to get much, much worse . . . * * * Praise for Stuart MacBride: 'Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me . . . always fast, hard, authentic – and different' – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series 'Dark and brilliantly written' – Linwood Barclay, author of I Will Ruin You 'MacBride is a damned fine writer' – Peter James, author of Picture You Dead 'Crime fiction of the highest order' – Mark Billingham, author of The Last Dance

This House of Burning Bones

The first thriller in the No.1 bestselling DS Logan McRae series. Nothing keeps a crime hidden like fear… ‘Stuart MacBride’s thrillers just keep getting better’ Express ‘You can’t be an eyewitness if I cut out your eyes…’ Someone’s preying on Aberdeen’s growing Polish population. The pattern is always the same: men abandoned on building sites, barely alive, their eyes gouged out and the sockets burned. With the victims too scared to talk, and the only witness a paedophile who’s on the run, Grampian Police is getting nowhere fast. The attacks are brutal, they keep on happening, and soon DS Logan McRae will have to decide how far he’s prepared to bend the rules to get a result. The Granite City is on the brink of gang warfare; the investigating team are dogged by allegations of corruption; and Logan’s about to come to the attention of Aberdeen’s most notorious crime lord…

Logan McRae

Blind Eye

Two bloody brilliant short stories from No. 1 bestselling crime writer Stuart MacBride, featuring DS Logan McRae and his boss DI Steel STRAMASH: Something fishy is happening on the isle of Jura. DS Logan McRae gets a phone call from DI Steel ordering him to come to the island at once. One freezing night’s sleep in a hatchback and two storm-battered ferries later, Logan arrives – but there’s no sign of Steel. She's lumped him in the middle of a policing nightmare, with bodies, and bullets, and tiny wee boats. And a dangerous hard man who’s meant to be dead… DI STEEL’S BAD HEIR DAY: Why is DI Steel in an even worse mood than usual? Is it because it’s Christmas? Or maybe it's because the missing persons case she’s just caught looks like a hoax from a mile off? Or is it because she’s just been left a huge amount of money…? One thing’s for certain: Steel’s having a bad day, and she’s hell bent on making sure Constable Guthrie has one too.

Partners in Crime: Two Logan and Steel Short Stories (Bad Heir Day and Stramash)

The 4th thriller in the Number One bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Panic grips The Granite City as DS Logan McRae heads up a manhunt for ‘The Flesher’ – one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers. The case was closed. Until the killer walked free… When an offshore container turns up at Aberdeen Harbour full of human meat, it kicks off the largest manhunt in the Granite City’s history. Twenty years ago ‘The Flesher’ was butchering people all over the UK – turning victims into oven-ready joints – until Grampian’s finest put him away. But eleven years later he was out on appeal. Now he’s missing and people are dying again. When members of the original investigation start to disappear, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae realizes the case might not be as clear cut as everyone thinks… Twenty years of secrets and lies are being dragged into the light. And the only thing that’s certain is Aberdeen will never be the same again.

Flesh House

The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author. Scottish crime fiction at its very best. Some things just won’t stay buried… When Detective Inspector Bell turns up dead in a crashed car, it’s a shock to everyone. Because Bell died two years ago. Or at least they thought he did. Now Inspector Logan McRae has to work out where DI Bell’s been all this time – and what was so important that he felt the need to come back from the dead. But the deeper Logan digs, the more bones he uncovers. And there are people out there who’ll kill to keep those skeletons buried…

The Blood Road

A short novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author, featuring DI Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel.CID isn’t what it used to be… It’s a been a bad week for acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae. Every time his unit turns up anything interesting, DCI Steel’s Major Investigation Team waltzes in and takes over, leaving CID with all the dull and horrible jobs. Like dealing with Mrs Black – who hates her neighbour, the police, and everyone else. Or identifying the homeless man who drank himself to death behind some bins. Or tracking down the wife and kids of someone who’s just committed suicide. But when the dead bodies start turning up, one thing’s certain – Logan’s week is about to get a whole lot worse… Praise for Stuart MacBride: ‘A terrific writer … Logan McRae is a delight’ The Times ‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James 'Dark and brilliantly written' Linwood Barclay ‘A tour de force … smartly paced and vividly pungent’ Guardian ‘Dark and gripping. A riveting page-turner’ Independent on Sunday ‘Unmissable … Superb storytelling’ Sun ‘Crime fiction of the highest order’ Mark Billingham

22 Dead Little Bodies (A Logan and Steel short novel)

A brilliantly twisty, 80-page novella from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. Including an extract from his new Logan novel, THE MISSING AND THE DEAD. It’s the night of the big Referendum, and all Acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to do is find a missing ‘No’ campaigner. Should be easy enough… But, as usual, DCI Steel has plans of her own. As the votes are counted there’s trouble brewing in the pubs and on the streets of Aberdeen. Logan’s picked up a promising lead, but all is not quite what it seems, and things are about to go very, very wrong…

The 45% Hangover [A Logan and Steel novella]

The sixth gripping thriller in the No.1 bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Scotland’s 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 shouldn’t he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Detective Sergeant Logan McRae isn’t thrilled about having to help a violent rapist settle into Aberdeen. Even worse, he’s 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 Aberdeen’s latest development boom. Local crime lord Wee Hamish Mowat has ominous plans for Logan’s future. And Knox’s past isn’t finished with him yet…

Dark Blood

The ninth Logan McRae thriller from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride. ‘Dark and griping. A riveting page-turner’ Independent on Sunday One mistake can cost you everything… A little girl’s body washes up just outside the sleepy coastal town of Macduff, kicking off a major manhunt. Officially, the investigation is out of Sergeant Logan McRae’s hands, but DCI Steel’s Major Investigation Team, drafted in from Aberdeen, is getting nowhere fast. Steel is running out of ideas and time. She wants Logan back on her team, and doesn’t care how she gets him there. One thing is clear: there are dangerous predators lurking in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, and not everyone’s getting out of this alive…

The Missing and the Dead

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No. 1 bestselling author. ‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Independent Trouble is coming… Sergeant Logan McRae’s team find a body dumped in the woods – but is it the missing businessman they’ve been searching for, or something far more sinister? It doesn’t help that his ex-boss is taking over the case, a new Superintendent has it in for him, and Professional Standards are looming. Even worse: Aberdeen’s criminal overlord, Wee Hamish Mowat, is dying and rival gangs all over the UK are eying his territory. There’s a war brewing and Logan’s trapped right in the middle, whether he likes it or not.

In the Cold Dark Ground

The stunning new thriller from No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Stuart MacBride.One down… A dark night in the isolated Scottish countryside. Nicholas Wilson, a prominent professor known for his divisive social media rants, leaves the house with his dog, as he does every night. But this time he doesn’t come back… Two down… The last thing Inspector Logan McRae wants is to take on such a high-profile case. But when a second man vanishes in similar circumstances, the media turns its merciless gaze on him, and he has no choice. Who’s next? Then body parts start arriving in the post. Someone out there is trying to make a point, and they’re making it in blood. From number one bestseller Stuart MacBride comes a thrilling new novel which will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last.

All that's Dead

A Sunday Times bestseller for the w/c 11th January 2021A house of secrets… As a massive storm batters the Scottish coast, Gordon Smith’s home is falling into the sea. The trouble is: that’s where he’s been hiding the bodies. A killer on the run… It’s too dangerous to go near the place, so there’s no way of knowing how many people he’s murdered. Or how many more he’ll kill before he’s caught. An investigator with nothing to lose… As more horrors are discovered, ex-detective Ash Henderson is done playing nice. He’s got a killer to catch, and God help anyone who gets in his way. ‘Stuart MacBride’s deft plotting and whipcrack dialogue, along with a strong sense of place, make The Coffinmaker’s Garden a must read. If you like your serial killers with lashings of dark humour, this is for you’ Peter Robinson, no. 1 bestselling author of the DCI Banks series 'The Coffinmaker's Garden is brilliantly creepy, with the most cleverly conceived crime scene I've ever read. His legions of fans will love this – it's an unmistakable Stuart MacBride cocktail of dark violence and even darker humour’ Jane Casey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Cutting Place

The Coffinmaker’s Garden

The 4th thriller in the Number One bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Panic grips The Granite City as DS Logan McRae heads up a manhunt for ‘The Flesher’ – one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers. Panic strikes the Granite City… When an offshore container turns up at Aberdeen Harbour full of human meat, it kicks off the largest manhunt in the Granite City’s history. Twenty years ago ‘The Flesher’ was butchering people all over the UK – turning victims into oven-ready joints – until Grampian’s finest put him away. But eleven years later he was out on appeal. Now he’s missing and people are dying again. When members of the original investigation start to disappear, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae realizes the case might not be as clear cut as everyone thinks… Twenty years of secrets and lies are being dragged into the light. And the only thing that’s certain is Aberdeen will never be the same again.

She can’t prove he did it. But she might die trying… From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel. Revenge is a dangerous thing… Detective Chief Inspector Roberta Steel got caught fitting up Jack Wallace – that’s why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. Now he’s back on the streets and women are being attacked again. The top brass have made it very clear that if Detective Sergeant Steel goes anywhere near him, she’ll be thrown off the force for good. But she can’t just do nothing – if she does he’ll keep hurting women. The question is: how much is she willing to sacrifice to stop him?

Now We Are Dead

A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season – from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…Twelve days, twelve stories. Meet Fat Billy Partridge, possibly the worst cat-burglar ever; newbie drug-dealer Brian, who probably shouldn’t be taking advantage of the job’s fringe benefits; Philippe, a chef with anger-management issues and lots of very sharp knives; Mr Unwin, the undertaker with the golden touch; and Lord Peter Forsyth-Leven, MSP, learning the hard way that having it all means you’ve got so much more to lose… Thieves, drug dealers, lap-dancers, gangsters and even the odd good guy populate these twelve interlinked tales of crime and retribution set around the festive season.

Twelve Days of Winter: Crime at Christmas

Twelve Days of Winter Omnibus edition (short stories)

A gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series.Beware of the dark… Welcome to the Misfit Mob – where Police Scotland dumps the officers it can’t get rid of, but wants to. Officers like DC Callum MacGregor, lumbered with all the boring go-nowhere cases. So when an ancient mummy is found at the Oldcastle tip, it’s his job to track down its owner. But then Callum uncovers links between his mummified corpse and three missing young men, and life starts to get a lot more interesting. No one expects the Misfit Mob to solve anything, but right now they’re all that stands between a killer’s victims and a slow lingering death. Can they prove everyone wrong before someone else dies?

A Dark So Deadly

Brought to you by Penguin. THE CHILLING AND COMPULSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR. 'We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.' It's been seventeen months since the Bloodsmith butchered his first victim and Operation Maypole is still no nearer catching him. The media is whipping up a storm, the top brass are demanding results, but the investigation is sinking fast. Now isn't the time to get distracted with other cases, but Detective Sergeant Lucy McVeigh doesn't have much choice. When Benedict Strachan was just eleven, he hunted down and killed a homeless man. No one's ever figured out why Benedict did it, but now, after sixteen years, he's back on the streets again - battered, frightened, convinced a shadowy 'They' are out to get him, and begging Lucy for help. It sounds like paranoia, but what if he's right? What if he really is caught up in something bigger and darker than Lucy's ever dealt with before? What if the Bloodsmith isn't the only monster out there? And what's going to happen when Lucy goes after them? Praise for Stuart MacBride: 'A brutal, visceral read, laced with the blackest of humour and travelling to some very dark places' Guardian 'A magnetic mix of creepy places, dark humour, horror and violence' Sun © Stuart MacBride 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

No Less The Devil

Brought to you by Penguin THE UNPUTDOWNABLE, UNMISSABLE THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR. Who do you trust when everyone's guilty? Marky Bishop is dying. That's why they've given him a compassionate early release, only where can a career criminal like him go to spend his final months? From the outside, Glenfarach looks like a quaint, sleepy, snow-dusted village, nestled deep in the heart of Cairngorms National Park, but things aren't what they seem. The place is thick with security cameras, and there's a strict nine o'clock curfew, because Glenfarach is the last safe haven for people who've served their sentences but can't be safely released into the general population. For Detective Constable Edward Reekie, this was supposed to be a simple delivery job - drive his new boss up to HMP Grampian and collect Marky Bishop, take him to Glenfarach, then head back home again. Nothing dangerous or complicated. So how could it all go so horribly wrong? The weather's closing in, tensions are mounting, and time's running out - something nasty has come to Glenfarach, and Edward is standing right in its way... Praise for Stuart MacBride: 'A magnetic mix of creepy places, dark humour, horror and violence' Sun 'Dark and brilliantly written' Linwood Barclay 'MacBride is a damned fine writer' Peter James 'MacBride's thrillers just keep getting better' Express 'Crime fiction of the highest order' Mark Billingham © Stuart MacBride 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

The Dead of Winter

Brought to you by Penguin. The clock is ticking… Detective Constable Angus MacVicar has just landed his dream job – transferred out of uniform and assigned to Oldcastle’s biggest ongoing murder investigation: Operation Telegram, hunting the “Fortnight Killer”. Every two weeks another couple is targeted. One victim is left at the scene, their corpse used as a twisted message board. The second body is never seen again. This should be the perfect chance for Angus to prove himself, but instead of working on the investigation’s front line, he’s lumbered with the forensic psychologist from hell. A jetlagged, sarcastic, know-it-all American, on loan from the FBI, who seems determined to alienate everyone while dragging Angus into a shadowy world of conspiracies, lies, and violence. It’s been twelve days since the Fortnight Killer last struck, and the investigation’s running out of time. The darkness is growing, and if Angus isn’t careful, it’ll swallow him whole… ©2024 Stuart MacBride (P)2024 Penguin Audio

In a Place of Darkness

First story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Billy Partridge wasn’t really cut out to be a cat burglar, but it was ‘do the job, or come up with thirteen grand by Thursday, or have both legs shattered’. ‘Do the job’ seemed the least worst option. But he’s about to find out just how bad the least worst option can be…

A Partridge in a Pear Tree (short story)

A heart-stopping crime thriller and the fourth consecutive No. 1 Bestseller from the author of the Logan McRae series and Birthdays for the Dead. He’s back… Eight years ago, ‘The Inside Man’ murdered four women and left three more in critical condition – all of them with their stomachs slit open and a plastic doll stitched inside. And then the killer just … disappeared. Ash Henderson was a Detective Inspector on the initial investigation, but a lot can change in eight years. His family has been destroyed, his career is in tatters, and one of Oldcastle’s most vicious criminals is making sure he spends the rest of his life in prison. Now a nurse has turned up dead, a plastic doll buried beneath her skin, and it looks as if Ash might finally get a shot at redemption. At earning his freedom. At revenge.

Ash Henderson

A Song for the Dying

From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE MISSING AND THE DEAD comes the short novel: 22 DEAD LITTLE BODIES, plus two short stories: STRAMASH and DI STEEL'S BAD HEIR DAY, and a novella: THE 45% HANGOVER, all featuring his most popular characters – DS Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel. They say ‘small is beautiful’, but as Stuart MacBride demonstrates in these four tales, it can also be dark, violent, disturbing, and sometimes really quite rude. So pour yourself a wee dram, curl up on the sofa and enjoy DS Logan McRae and his sometime boss, friend, mother substitute, and nemesis, DCI Steel at their best. Here you’ll find Logan’s week from hell; Steel’s own personal nightmare before Christmas; an explosive shootout on a remote Scottish island; and the ultimate test of their relationship…

22 Dead Little Bodies and Other Stories

Seventh story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season James Kirkhill thinks he has the best job in the world: coaching the girls’ swimming team. But he’s about to get into some very deep water…

Swans A Swimming (short story)

Tenth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Lord Peter Forsyth-Leven, MSP, is about to discover that having it all just means you’ve got more to lose…

Lords A Leaping (short story)

Fourth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Working in a call centre normally offers few career opportunities. But it looks as if Tracy’s about to get her big break.

Calling Birds (short story)

Eighth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Brian’s about to discover that life as a drug dealer can have hidden benefits. But he might come to wish he’d never taken advantage of them…

Maids A Milking (short story)

Sixth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season The maternity ward: the last place you’d associate with criminal activity. Which makes it as good a place as any to carry it out…

Geese A Laying (short story)

Ninth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Kayleigh’s a professional. But lap-dancing has rules. And when someone breaks the rules…

Ladies Dancing (short story)

Eleventh story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season What could be more festive than a trip to see Santa at the local shopping centre? Depends on who’s gunning for Santa…

Pipers Piping (short story)

Third story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Being a top-flight chef can be stressful. Thankfully a professional kitchen throws up some unique opportunities for body disposal…

French Hens (short story)

Fifth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season There is never a good time to look upon the face of a dead loved one. But Mr Unwin has dedicated his life to helping the bereaved. While helping himself at the same time…

Gold Rings (short story)

Final story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season It’s Christmas Eve, but the criminals never stop working, so neither do the police. The raid is on … but things don’t go entirely to plan…

Drummers Drumming (short story)

Second story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season When a double suicide arrives at the city morgue, Sandra thinks it’s a Christmas like any other. But she’s about to get a very nasty shock – make that two very nasty shocks…

Turtle Doves (short story)

A gripping serial killer thriller with a twist – from No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride This time the serial killer picked the wrong family…‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James They call him Sawbones: a serial killer touring America kidnapping young women. The FBI’s investigating – but getting nowhere. The latest victim is Laura Jones. Sixteen years old. Pretty. Blonde. And the daughter of one of New York’s most notorious gangsters. Laura’s Dad doesn’t care about the law. What he wants is revenge. And he knows just the guys to get it. This time, Sawbones picked on the wrong family…

Sawbones

Twelve years. Twelve dead girls. Thirteen will be unlucky for some.The Number One bestselling crime thriller from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. A bloody, brilliant and brutal story of murder, kidnap and revenge.Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret… Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: home-made, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front – Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last. The tabloids call him ‘The Birthday Boy’. He’s been snatching girls for twelve years, always just before their thirteenth birthday, killing them slowly, then torturing their families with his homemade cards. But Ash hasn’t told anyone what really happened to Rebecca – they all think she ran away – because if anyone finds out, he’ll be taken off the investigation. And he’s sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter’s murderer gets what he deserves…

Birthdays for the Dead

A bestseller from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. The seventh DS Logan McRae thriller is a gripping page-turner in which fame and fortune crash head-on with crime and punishment. No suspects. No clues. No rest for the wicked. 'You will raise money for the safe return of Alison and Jenny McGregor. If you raise enough money within fourteen days they will be released. If not, Jenny will be killed.' Aberdeen's own mother-daughter singing sensation are through to the semi-finals of TV smash-hit Britain's Next Big Star. But their reality-TV dream has turned into a real-life nightmare. The ransom demand appears in all the papers, on the TV, and the internet, telling the nation to dig deep if they want to keep Alison and Jenny alive. Time is running out, but DS Logan McRae and his colleagues have nothing to go on: the kidnappers haven't left a single piece of forensic evidence and there are no witnesses. It looks as if the price of fame just got a lot higher…

Shatter the Bones

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…

Close to the Bone

Nogle gange er det værste, du kan forestille dig, kun begyndelsen ... Velkommen til Kludderkorpset. Det er her, Skotlands politi dumper de udstødte betjente, de helst ville være foruden – betjente som Callum MacGregor, der på grund af en skæbnesvanger beslutning, nu sidder i bunden af hierarkiet og skal trækkes med alt rugbrødsarbejdet. Men da en antik mumie bliver fundet på en losseplads, får Callum pludselig en hovedrolle, da han opdager en forbindelse mellem mumien og tre forsvundne mænd. Ingen forventer, at Callum og kollegerne kan opklare sagen, men uret tikker, og nogen skal forhindre morderens ofre i at lide en langsom og smertefuld død. Spørgsmålet er blot, om de kan bevise deres værd, før morderen slår til igen ...

Knoglekræmmerens vals

Medierne kalder ham Birthday Boy. Han har kidnappet piger i mange år, altid lige inden deres 13-års fødselsdag. Hvert år sender han et fødselsdagskort til deres familier, et fødselsdagskort som viser, hvordan han langsomt torturerer pigerne til døde. For fem år siden forsvandt kriminalbetjenten Ash Hendersons datter Rebecca. Et år senere modtog han det første kort. Men Ash har ikke fortalt nogen om Rebeccas fødselsdagskort. For hvis nogen opdager det, bliver han fjernet fra efterforskningen, og han har ofret for meget til bare at give op, inden han har givet Rebeccas morder det helvede, han fortjener.

Hilsner fra de døde

Et fejltrin kan koste dig alt… Når du fanger en berygtet morder, bør du få en belønning - ikke? Men i stedet bliver kriminalkommissær Logan McRae forflyttet til det mørkeste Aberdeenshire. Her tilbringer han dagene med at håndtere narkohandlere, fange butikstyve og løbske kvæg. Stilheden og forudsigeligheden bliver imidlertid brudt, da kroppen af en lille pige skyller op på stranden uden for den søvnige by Banff og en menneskejagt efter gerningsmanden går i gang. Et opklaringsteam bliver tilkaldt fra Aberdeen, og medlemmerne er villige til at gøre hvad som helst, for at få opklaret sagen. De tramper rundt i lokalsamfundet og brænder broer og gør sig voldsomt upopulære. McRae har nok at gøre med sit eget job, men nu har hans tidligere chef brug for hans hjælp. Snart er han trukket dybere og dybere ind i sagen, og en ting er sikkert: nabolaget er ikke så idyllisk, som det ser ud. Et rovdyr lurer og det er ikke sikkert, at alle kommer ud af denne sag i live. "Mød den øldrikkende og baconsandwich-spisende politiassistent (endelig en underordnet kriminalbetjent) Logan McRae hos den spændende Stuart MacBride, der har gjort Aberdeen, denne grå, kolde og vindblæste nordskotske by, til skueplads for sine tartan noir-romaner – her passer betegnelsen perfekt!”– Sven Hakon Rossel, Professor i skandinavisk litteratur i Berlingske

De forsvundne og de døde

Der er problemer på vej … Kriminalassistent Logan McRaes team finder et lig efterladt i skoven – det ligner et gangstermord, men er det hele sandheden? Sagerne bliver ikke bedre af, at hans tidligere chef overtager efterforskningen, en ny politiinspektør er på nakken af ham, og både hans arbejdsliv og privatliv hænger i laser. Men det bliver værre endnu ... Aberdeens kriminelle overhoved, Wee Hamish Mowat, ligger for døden, og rivaler fra hele Storbritannien har øjnene stift rettet mod hans territorium. Der er en hårdkogt krig undervejs, og Logan er fanget lige i midten, om han så vil det eller ej.

I den kolde, mørke jord

En vej, der fører til mord … Logan McRae har ikke ligefrem nogen pletfri fortid, men som ansat i disciplinærnævnet er det nu hans job at sætte barren for sine politikollegers arbejde. Da kriminalkommissær Duncan Bell findes død på førersædet i en forulykket bil, kommer det som et chok for hele politistyrken. Bell blev nemlig begravet for to år siden – det troede de i hvert fald alle. En efterforskning bliver skudt i gang, og Logan begynder at grave i Bells fortid. Hvor har han været i al den tid? Hvorfor forsvandt han? Og hvad var så vigtigt, at han vovede at vende tilbage fra de døde? Men jo mere de graver, des flere knogler kommer frem i lyset – og der er nogen, som vil slå ihjel for, at skeletterne forbliver begravet. Og hvis Logan ikke kan stoppe dem, så bliver Bell ikke den eneste, der dør ...

Blodvejen

Otte år er gået siden den brutale morder fyldte Oldcastles befolkning med frygt. Fire kvinder blev kidnappet, lemlæstet og efterladt til at dø - alle havde de fået sprættet deres mave op, og syet en dukke ind i den. Men pludselig, uden nogen forklaring stoppede drabene brat. Dengang var det Ash Henderson der efterforskede sagen. Nu er hans familie splittet, hans karriere er i laser og han skal sandsynligvis tilbringe resten af sit liv i fængsel. Men da endnu en kvinde bliver fundet død med en dukke syet ind i maven, ser Ash endelig en chance for at blive renset. En chance for at få sin frihed tilbage, og en chance for at få hævn! En sang for de døde er den anden bog om Ash Henderson. Den første Hilsner fra de døde, udkom i 2015.

En sang for de døde

En have fyld med gruvækkende hemmeligheder En massiv storm hærger den skotske kyst, og mens et særligt hus risikerer at smuldre i havet, bliver haven genstand for en uhyggelig efterforskning: flere lig begynder nemlig at dukke op af jorden. Det er for farligt at bevæge sig ind på grunden, så politiet ved ikke hvor mange mennesker, der ligger begravet. Eller hvor mange flere morderen vil nå at dræbe, inden han bliver fanget. Grusomhederne vil ingen ende tage, men eks-efterforsker Ash Henderson er færdig med at spille flink. Han har en morder, der skal fanges og gud hjælpe dem, der kommer i vejen. Kistemagerens have er en selvstændig bog i Ash Henderson-serien. Stuart MacBride (f. 1969) er skotsk forfatter og har vundet en lang række priser for sine krimier – herunder CWA’s Dagger in the Library. Han har ligget nummer 1 på Sunday Times’ bestsellerliste adskillige gange. Hans romaner har solgt i over 2,5 millioner eksemplarer. MacBride er tidligere udkommet på dansk med seks romaner ved HarperCollins. ”Den barske, men formidable MacBride er et bekendtskab værd!” – Sven Hakon Rossel, professor i skandinavisk litteratur, Wiens Universitet Om Hilsner fra de døde ”En af den slags bøger, jeg har lyst til at anbefale til alle.” - Tines krimitanker ”Velskrevet, levende og underholdende.” - Bogfinken Om En sang for de døde ”Mestrer at blande de mest uhyggeligt udtænkte plots med den fedeste humor.” - Tines krimitanker ”Masser af fart og spænding.” - Bogfidusen

Kistemagerens have

Joku jättää pieniä luunippuja rikoskomisario Logan McRaen kotiovelle. Mutta hänellä on isompiakin ongelmia ratkaistavana – kuten meneillään oleva huumejengien välienselvittely, kahden teinin katoaminen ja aasialaisperäisiin miehiin kohdistuvat pahoinpitelyt. Ja kaiken kukkuraksi Loganilla on uusi, erittäin kunnianhimoinen pomonsa niskassaan. Kun sitten löydetään kuristettu ja puukotettu ruumis, murhan ja filmauksen alla olevan bestseller-romaanin juonen välillä olevat yhtäläisyydet vaikuttavat olevan enemmän kuin vain pelkkää sattumaa. Kenties pienet luuniputkin ovat tärkeämpiä kuin miltä näyttävät…

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Noitajahti

Kadonneita ja kuolleita 	Yksikin virhe voi maksaa sinulle kaiken. 	Ylikonstaapeli Logan McRae väänsi vastustajansa käsiraudoissa olevia ranteita. "Minä en kysy uudestaan. Missä hän on?" "AAAAIHH… Sinä murrat minun ranteeni. Minä en…" Logan väänsi vielä vähän kovempaa. "Hyvä on. Hyvä on!" Syvä henkäys kulki yhteen kiristyneiden, veren tahraamien hampaiden lomasta. Sitä seurasi yllättävä virne. "Hän tekee kuolemaa. Ihan yksin. Pimeässä. Hän kuolee. Etkä sinä voi mitenkään estää sitä." 	Tästä alkaa ylikonstaapeli Logan McRaen ja rikoskomisario Roberta Steelin kilpajuoksu kuoleman kanssa Stephen Bissetin pelastamiseksi. Ja kyseessä on vain pieni pala ongelmallista lapsiin kohdistuvaa rikosvyyhteä, jota voisi kutsua nimellä "Lihamarkkinat"...

Kadonneita ja kuolleita

Kahdeksan vuotta aiemmin brutaali murhaaja oli levittänyt pelkoa Oldcastlen asukkaiden keskuudessa. Neljä naista oli siepattu, silvottu ja jätetty sitten kuolemaan. Jokaisen naisen vatsa oli viilletty auki, ja sen sisään oli ommeltu muovinukke. Sitten tappaja… oli vain kadonnut. Ash Henderson oli alkuperäisen tutkinnan aikaan rikoskomisario, mutta kahdeksassa vuodessa asiat ovat ennättäneet muuttua paljon. Hänen perheensä on tuhottu, hänen uransa on mennyttä, ja yksi Oldcastlen häijyimmistä rikollisista yrittää varmistaa, että hän pysyy vankilassa loppuelämänsä ajan. Kun eräältä rakentamattomalta tontilta löydetään jälleen nainen kuolleena, muovinukke sisälleen ommeltuna, vaikuttaa siltä, että Ash saa viimeinkin tilaisuuden pelastua. Ansaita vapautensa. Saada kostonsa! Kuoleman sävel on järjestyksessään toinen kirja, jonka päähenkilönä on Ash Henderson. Ensimmäinen, Pahan postia, ilmestyi vuonna 2015.

Kuoleman sävel

Mediat ovat antaneet hänelle nimen ”Syntymäpäiväsankari”. Hän on siepannut tyttöjä vuosien ajan, aina 13-vuotissyntymäpäivän kynnyksellä. Hän lähettää tytön perheelle aina syntymäpäiväkortin, josta käy ilmi kuinka hän hitaasti kiduttaa tytön kuoliaaksi. Rikostarkastaja Ash Hendersonin Rebecca-tytär katosi viisi vuotta sitten. Vuosi katoamisen jälkeen tuli ensimmäinen kortti – polaroidkuva tuoliin sidotusta tytöstä. Sen jälkeen on tullut joka vuosi uusi, toinen toistaan pahempi kortti. Mutta Ash ei ole koskaan kertonut kenellekään syntymäpäiväkorteista. Sillä jos totuus tulisi julki, hänet siirrettäisiin pois rikostutkinnasta, ja silloin hän ei voisi pitää huolta siitä, että Rebeccan murhaaja saa ansionsa mukaan… --- Stuart MacBride on syntynyt Skotlannissa, Glasgowin lähellä Dumbartonissa. Hän on voittanut kirjoillaan useita palkintoja, muun muassa CWA The Dagger Library -palkinnon vuonna 2007 ja ITV3 Chrime Thriller Awardin Best Breakthrough Author -palkinnon vuonna 2008. Tämä on ensimmäinen kirja rikostarkastaja Ash Hendersonista.

Pahan postia

Nuori nainen oli murhattu. Liikemies katoaa. Metsästä löytyy alastoman miehen ruumis. Ylikonstaapeli Logan McRae kahlasi läpi helmikuun harmaan viikon ja toivoi, että selviäisi siitä hengissä. Hänen entinen pomonsa, rikosylikomisario Steel, hengitti hänen niskaansa. Sisäisen tarkastuksen pomo, ylitarkastaja Napier, kyttäsi hänen jokaista siirtoaan. Ja Wee Hamish Mowat, Aberdeenin alamaailman pomo, teki kuolemaa. Ja sitten oli Samantha – viisi vuotta koomassa maannut tyttöystävä. Ehkä olisi viimein aika päästää irti ja aloittaa uusi elämä jossain muualla… ellei hän sitä ennen joutuisi vankilaan kaikesta siitä, mitä oli hölmöyksissään mennyt tekemään…

Kolean maan povessa

Mediat ovat antaneet hänelle nimen "Syntymäpäiväsankari". Hän on siepannut tyttöjä vuosien ajan, aina 13-vuotissyntymäpäivän kynnyksellä. Hän lähettää tytön perheelle aina syntymäpäiväkortin, josta käy ilmi kuinka hän hitaasti kiduttaa tytön kuoliaaksi. Rikostarkastaja Ash Hendersonin Rebecca-tytär katosi viisi vuotta sitten. Vuosi katoamisen jälkeen tuli ensimmäinen kortti – polaroidkuva tuoliin sidotusta tytöstä. Sen jälkeen on tullut joka vuosi uusi, toinen toistaan pahempi kortti. Mutta Ash ei ole koskaan kertonut kenellekään syntymäpäiväkorteista. Sillä jos totuus tulisi julki, hänet siirrettäisiin pois rikostutkinnasta, ja silloin hän ei voisi pitää huolta siitä, että Rebeccan murhaaja saa ansionsa mukaan… Stuart MacBride on syntynyt Skotlannissa, Glasgowin lähellä Dumbartonissa. Hän on voittanut kirjoillaan useita palkintoja, muun muassa CWA The Dagger Library -palkinnon vuonna 2007 ja ITV3 Chrime Thriller Awardin Best Breakthrough Author -palkinnon vuonna 2008. Tämä on ensimmäinen kirja rikostarkastaja Ash Hendersonista.

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