However it seems far less wellwritten than macbride s previous logan macrae book the blood road. Created in 2017, granite noir delivers a rich programme of author conversations, family events, workshops, late night noir, exhibitions and much more. Stuart macbride, granite noir festival ambassador welcome to granite noir, aberdeens crime writing festival. What is interesting though is that for the ash henderson series, stuart macbride mapped out out the entire town and created an actual map of the place as if it were real. Eventbrite waterstones presents book launch for stuart macbride s new logan mcrae thriller all thats dead in aberdeen saturday, 8 june 2019 at waterstones, aberdeen, scotland. Stuart macbride books list of books by author stuart macbride. In 2007 he won the dagger in the library, awarded for a body of work and in 2008 he won the itv3 crime thriller award for breakthrough author. Stuart macbride is a scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in aberdeen. The first four were not considered good enough for. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton near glasgow but grew up in aberdeen. Val mcdermid, christopher brookmyre, denise mina and stuart macbride will feature in crime festival bloody scotlands first ever book of fiction, which. Stuart lives in northeast scotland with his wife fiona, cat grendel, and a vegetable plot full of weeds. Shatter the bones, close to the bone logan mcrae logan mcrae collection book 3 by stuart macbride sold by. An evening with stuart macbride hosted by claire macleary.
Ash henderson 2 book crime thriller collection by stuart macbride available from rakuten kobo. The 4th thriller in the number one bestselling crime series from the awardwinning stuart macbride. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. 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. Follow trail of clues to crimewriting festival society. Glad to see this one is about logan mcrae and that its set in aberdeen again, although i did enjoy the 2 that were set in banff.
Stuart macbride on his acclaimed logan macrae series of. The lineup for aberdeens acclaimed crimewriting festival will be unveiled with the help of local author stuart macbride at his majestys theatre. 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. He has been shortlisted for the theakstonss old peculier crime novel of the year award twice.
He has set one of his novels halfhead in the future, leading some to consider him delving into the science fiction genre, to which he says. Stuart macbride has 72 books on goodreads with 155373 ratings. In 2008, the scot was named the breakthrough author of the year in the itv3 crime thriller awards, one year after taking the cwas. Stuart macbride thats me was born in dumbarton which is glasgow as far as im concerned moving up to. Feb 15, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of stuart macbride books online.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Sean macbride peace prize ipb international peace bureau. Im usually too busy reading to pay too much attention to my preorders, so when i saw there was a new novel from stuart macbride i figured it would be the latest logan mcrae, so i was quite surprised to see it wasnt, and ill admit my heart sank when i saw that it didnt appear to be a standalone, but looking like book one in a new series. Written by stuart macbride, and published by harpercollinspublishers ltd, london in 2009, this book is the next in the detective sergeant mcrae series of police procedural novels set in. An awardwinning northeast crime writer will have his wits put to the test with an appearance in the bbc one tv show celebrity mastermind. Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book. 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. This stuart macbride page has biography information, bestsellers, titles, books by series and other stuart macbride information. Thursday 14th june waterstones elgin book signing 12. Flesh house begins slowly and continues to build typical macbride. Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. Portsoy book festival returns for fifth year press and. His first novel, cold granite, introduced a bestselling crime series featuring aberdonian detective logan mcrae. All thats dead an evening with crime author stuart macbride.
Where at one time stuart macbride struggled to get published, the popular scottish crime novelist now worries about whether each new book will continue. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by dundee university. He is a scottish writer most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen and featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae. Crime author stuart macbride to meet fans at aberdeen book signing. Its great to see a book festival like this thriving and flourishing in aberdeen. Stuart macbride s fifth book featuring ds logan macrae of grampian police. Aberdeen author stuart macbride almost pooh poohed celebrity. He is the number one bestelling author of several novels featuring ds logan mcrae. This is another page turner from stuart macbride that fairly gallops along. Logan works for the grampian police in aberdeen, scotland. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring to the granite city of aberdeen, scotland.
Booktopia stuart macbride books on the booktopia stuart. Book launch for stuart macbrides new logan mcrae thriller. Stuart macbride among authors at second ever huntly book festival. Stuart macbride was born 27 february 1969 in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. Stuart macbride is the most exciting thing to happen to british crime fiction in the last ten years. This is the official facebook page for stuart macbride, the sunday times no. Stuart macbride will be at the waterstones store in. Author stuart macbride bio and signed books vj books. What we know of him makes reading his novels that much more fun. In the cold dark ground is my favourite crime book of 2016 so far.
Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book lists. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Most of the humor is in the first half of the book. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets. 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.
If you fancy getting a book signed, or attending an eventy thing, you can find me at the following locations click on the bookshop for details about tickets and stuff saturday 1st april krimimessen crime book festival from 15. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Stuart macbride, whose works include his popular crime. Mcdermid and macbride feature in bloody scotlands first. The first stuart macbride book that was published was cold granite, which was, in fact, the authors fifth written novel. That its a pretty big book, so you can probably beat someone to death with it. Stuart macbride is one of the most interesting authors. Of these, the only ones i have any direct experience of are beer and chips, but. 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. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by macbride, stuart. Macbride wants you to keep laughing while he moves his chess pieces into position all over the board. 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.
Pick up his latest book today and make sure you prepare yourself for his future work coming soon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Granite noir 2019 will take place from friday 22 sunday 24 february and is the most ambitious festival yet. The logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen, the granite city, oil capital of europe, perched on the east coast of scotland. Granite noir will launch its third festival on saturday and it would be a crime to miss it. Crime fiction fans will have the opportunity to get books signed by a wellknown local author. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and edelweiss in exchange for.
I can remember as a child being told by adults that the policeman is my friend. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cold granite logan mcrae, book 1. As in all stuart macbride books the humour is dark and the story at times bleak and difficult to read but equally unputdownable. Cold granite is described as book 1 of a series, but a strong earlier story involving the main characters is mentioned in passing. 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.
Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. The bodies of a number of children are discovered, mutilated and sexually abused and in the gritty atmosphere of a dark and constantly rainy aberdeen logan must find the killer before the body count mounts. Were very excited to be launching the stunning new logan mcrae thriller from no. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters i would kill to have created. Events at waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. A gripping read from the start until the end but glad its essentially 1 storyline rather than a couple that previous books have done. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. Logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in aberdeen, scotland.
You can learn more about this fascinating man, and find his intriguing books, by visiting his website. Two ash henderson crime thrillers from the author of four consecutive no. Stuart macbride on his acclaimed logan macrae series of crime. The official programme says itll be all be about in the cold dark. Find information and tickets about an evening with stuart macbride hosted by. Glasgow isnt forgotten with novels by denise mina and stuart macbride bases his stories in aberdeen. Stuart has written a total of fourteen books since the first release of his first book in the logan mcrae series in 2005. His careers include scrubbing toilets offshore, graphic design, web design and itcomputer programming. Halfhead, published under the name stuart b macbride, is his first foray into science fiction. Tuesday 12th june aberdeen waterstones book launch interview with editor sarah hodgson 17. Callum is like an over exaggerated and yet amazingly concise version of logan mcrae. In the cold dark ground logan mcrae, book 10 by macbride, stuart and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A parody of everything that makes up crime genre fiction, a play on every trope, and especially of the kind of book that mr macbride is synonymous with writing.
Ash henderson, a detective constable in fictional oldcastle, scotland. Cold granite logan mcrae, book 1 kindle edition by. Flesh house is his fourth book and the best yet new readers should start here northern echo. Its welshs best book in years and is a great contrast to the policeled thrillers on the rest of this list. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. About us affiliate programme book trust recycling electrical.
Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is logan mcrae. The book festival will return to the northeast this weekend for the fifth year in the row. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends. 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. Order of logan mcrae books detective sergeant logan mcrae is a fictional character featured in a series of crime thriller novels by scottish author stuart macbride. With bestseller after bestseller to his name, stuart macbride has emerged as one of the leading names in crime fiction.
When kids start to go missing and a birthday card gets sent to their parents every year. Below is a list of stuart macbrides published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. Those who like their crime thrillers diamond hard but shot through wi. If i was ever lost i should look out for a policeman.
The highprofile antiindependence campaigner, professor wilson, has gone missing, leaving nothing. Buy dark blood logan mcrae, book 6 reprint by macbride, stuart isbn. Ive begun to think of this as a diversionary tactic. 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. Join stuart macbride at one of his events to mark the publication of logan mcrae 12 all thats dead. In a book written before the logan mcrae series, stuart macbride writes about glasgow in the near future. If you were told the same things and still believe them then this book is not for you. Stuart macbride is a scottish writer, most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen.
Jan 07, 2014 we invited stuart macbride over to talk about a song for the dying, henderson, the fictional town of oldcastle, and more first off, what do you hope crime fiction lovers will love about a song for the dying. Stuart macbride is currently considered a single author. Inspector logan mcrae is looking forward to a nice simple case something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. Written by stuart macbride, and published by harpercollinspublishers ltd, london in 2009, this book is the next in the detective sergeant mcrae series of police procedural novels set in the aberdeen, scotland area. Please ask in store for more details, and leave your questions for stuarts book launch on 12th june on the facebook page.
Oct 02, 2014 stuart macbride among authors at second ever huntly book festival. Macbrides publishing deal was secured with the writing of halfhead. Hes also published a nearfuture thriller, a short story collection, a couple of novellas, and a slightly twisted picture book for slightly twisted children. The bulk of the population live in massive tower blocks with little in their lives other than vr virtual reality programs to keep. Stuart macbride books are available from booktopia, the leading online bookstore in australia. A song for the dying by stuart macbride is a 2014 harpercollins publication. It seems to have swapped the humour that leavened the previous book for streams of inventive invective which were not witty and i found swiftly became rather tedious. We use cookies on this website to improve how it works and how its used. The first four were not considered good enough for publication, so cold granite, the authors debut novel became his first. Stuart macbride primary author only author division. The portsoy book festival has previously attracted names including former first minister alex salmond.