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Cold Granite

Logan McRae, Book 1

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Cold Granite

By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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The very first Logan McRae novel in the No.1 bestselling crime series from Stuart MacBride.

DS Logan McRae and the police in Aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets.

Winter in Aberdeen: murder, mayhem and terrible weather…

It’s DS Logan McRae’s first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn’t get much worse. Three-year-old David Reid’s body is discovered in a ditch: strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. And he’s only the first. There’s a serial killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood.

Soon the dead are piling up in the morgue almost as fast as the snow on the streets, and Logan knows time is running out. More children are going missing. More are going to die. And if Logan isn’t careful, he could end up joining them.

©2005 Stuart MacBride (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Crime Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary Murder

Critic reviews

‘Ferocious and funny, this is Tartan Noir at its best’ Val McDermid

‘A riveting and gruesome debut’ Telegraph

‘A gripping debut’ Mirror
Complex Plot • Clever Mystery • Distinct Character Voices • Likable Protagonist • Surprising Twists • Realistic Accents
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Narrator brings great life to the characters & McBride does it best! Logan.. You cant help but fall in love with him!

Gripping stuff

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the story takes a left turn, and I’m left trying to see where it has gone now. Excellent writing, kept me guessing up to just about the end.

Just when I think I have things figured out

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I think this was a bit slow to start for me but picked up. People complained the story was gruesome, that it was too much BUT, unfortunately crimes like what is portrayed in this novel is what our society is like.
I enjoyed the characters, the true to life story line, by the end, I couldn't stop too I finished it!
I loved the fact that everything was concluded and didn't leave you wondering what happened.

New for me...

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I discovered Author Stuart McBride while listening to a BBC World Svc interview- great find.

Thoroughly enjoyed!

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Fast paced Scottish detective story with more twists and turns than probably any other I’ve listened to! Couldn’t stop listening.

Very twisty and turny

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This was the first Stuart MacBride I’d read or listened to. What a great surprise! “Cold Granite” is the first of the Logan McCrae series; it’s dark, with considerable violence, but also sometimes very funny. The narrator is spot-on, capturing both the characters & the mood of the story. I’m looking forward to hearing the rest of this series.

Great Scottish Mystery

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Having finished the series, I'm going back to the 1st book to say how much I've enjoyed the journey. Also, Steve Worsley is the perfect performer -- he makes it come alive.

Really, really, really good

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I love crime dramas and this was very good. I felt nauseous throughout most of the book due to the gruesome details of them digging through the roadkill sheds…. I wish I loved Logan a bit more but he’s hard to connect to.

Good

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This book came up as a suggestion in Audible, when I was finishing another book. Decided to follow the Audible recommendation ( not the first time, I have been very happy with what Audible is suggesting to me.
I expected this to be a typical murder investigation, depressed police man who drinks to much 😊 ( yes the location in north scotland ).
This book took me by surprice, it provided much more what I was looking for. Interesting characters, interesting and complex murder plot, etc ( yes I grew up reading Agatha Christie 😊 ). Wheather it is DI Inch, PC Watchon, or any if the other characters from the book. Similary in a aprox 14 hour audio book, the plot is unfolding during the last 3 hours ( not only the last 30 minutes as I see to many times ).
Definently will look for more books from this serie.

Great new series to start reading

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Intelligent, chock full of interesting characters who "look like cast of Deliverance" as they bear up under winter's rain, snow, wind and cold. The bits of humor wing through when one least expects them. Listen closely, the author entertains from first page to last. And the setting is Scotland. So interesting.

I liked this one

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