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. Stuart macbride was born 27 february 1969 in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. Jun 14, 2018 stuart macbride is a scottish writer, most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen and featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae. Macbride s publishing deal was secured with the writing of halfhead. See all books authored by stuart macbride, including cold granite, and dying light, and more on. Hes also published standalones, novellas and short stories as well as a childrens picture book. The mcrae novels have won him the cwas dagger in the library, the barry award for best debut novel, and best breakthrough author at the itv3 crime thriller awards. There are authors in the world that can send you into their own made up world with just a few words. The logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen, the granite city, oil capital of europe, perched on the east coast of scotland. Mar 15, 2016 the missing and the dead by stuart macbride. I am over the moon to have secured a new three book contract with the impossibly talented stuart macbride. Its the night of the big referendum, and all acting detective inspector logan mcrae has to do is find a missing no campaigner.
Here are all the stuart macbride books in publication order, with the reading order listed in brackets. Weve worked together for well over ten years now, and i can honestly say that he continues to get better and better with every. Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is logan mcrae. A lot of people seem to think that in the cold dark ground was the last ever logan mcrae book, but theyre very, very wrong. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. 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.
Stuart has just signed a new three book deal with the lovely people at harpercollins, two of which will feature logan and one of which will be a standalone or maybe even another ash henderson. 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. 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. The missing and the dead by stuart macbride book 33 editions published between 2014 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,341 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book lists. Hes also published a nearfuture thriller, a short story collection, a couple of novellas, and a slightly twisted picture book for slightly twisted children. Author stuart macbride bio and signed books vj books. The opening sentences in their books can have you wandering with them, hanging on their every word in a matter of minutes. 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. I kept this one for a long time awaiting a rainy day when i needed a treat. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Below is a list of stuart macbride s published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. The missing and the dead logan mcrae, book 9 audiobook by. Feb 15, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of stuart macbride books online.
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. A song for the dying by stuart macbride paperback, 2014 for. The book was created specially to raise funds for the million for a morgue campaign, which stuart has been a stalwart supporter of since it opened. Stuart has written a total of fourteen books since the first release of his first book in the logan mcrae series in 2005. Jan 14, 2016 yesterday, stuart macbride, author extraordinaire of the logan mcrae stories, popped into harpercollins hq to shoot some very special videos for all you fans, including some exclusive sneak peaks. Buy a song for the dying by stuart macbride online at alibris. Ds logan mcrae and the police in aberdeen hunt a shelve cold granite. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, near glasgow and moved to aberdeen at the age of two. 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, crime fiction set in. When mcbride manages to get the balance between humour, character advancement and story right he produces fantastic easy to read books and dark blood is very much one of them. Stuart macbride is a scottish author, most noted for his crime thrillers.
The 8th of stuart macbrides logan mcrae novels and a first read for me. That its a pretty big book, so you can probably beat someone to death with it. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring to the granite city of aberdeen, scotland. Blind eye is the fifth novel featuring ds logan mcrae of the grampian police. Macbride authors childrens book for morgue crime fiction lover. His careers include scrubbing toilets offshore, graphic design, web design and itcomputer programming. A song for the dying picks up a couple of years after the vents of the first book. Logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in aberdeen, scotland. The logan mcrae series began in 2005 with cold granite.
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. In 2012 stuart was inducted into the itv3 crime thriller hall of fame. His long running logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen and features the titular detective sergeant as he investigates crimes within the granite city. A song for the dying by stuart macbride hardback, 2014 for. Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. Stuart macbride is a scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in aberdeen.
This is the official facebook page for stuart macbride, the sunday times no. This means stuart will be producing books all the way up to 2020. Here are all the stuart macbride books in publication order, with the reading. A brilliantly twisty, 80page novella from the numberone bestselling author of the logan mcrae series. A song for the dying by stuart macbride paperback, 2014. Logan mcrae series, logan mcrae short stories, ash henderson series, all short stories and standalone novels, plus a stuart macbride biography. Having read every one of stuart macbride s books, i am always on pins until the next book is published. He is a scottish writer most famous for his crime thrillers set in the granite city of aberdeen and featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae. His long running logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen and features the titular detective sergeant as he. The completely wholesome adventures of skeleton bob features a cartoon character created by the aberdeenbased writer, and has been published in a special limited hardback edition to raise funds for the million for a morgue campaign. Stuart macbride was born feb 27 1969 in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen.
In my opinion, stuart macbride is up there with robert crais, michael connelly, john connelly, jeffrey deaver and karin slaughter. He read a little of his new book the missing and the dead and let me tell you, we were terrified. Henderson is on the trail of a brutal serial killer attacking and torturing to death young nurses, cutting them open and sewing them back with a plastic doll inserted into their abdomens. Stuart macbride is the no 1 bestselling author of the logan mcrae series and birthdays for the dead. Jan 02, 2015 at almost 600 pages, bestseller stuart macbrides latest novel the missing and the dead harpercollins. Of these, the only ones i have any direct experience of are beer and chips, but. 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. A song for the dying by stuart macbride hardback, 2014. Discover book depositorys huge selection of stuart macbride books online. Superstar crime author, stuart macbride, has brought his cartoon character skeleton bob to life in a hilarious and terrifying new book, the completely wholesome adventures of skeleton bob. Stuart macbride books list of books by author stuart macbride. 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. Dark blood is the sixth book in the stuart macbride logan mcrae series and is a big success in my opinion.
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