Synopses & Reviews
Nearly bouncing back from a transfer, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae is still looking at nothing but dead ends. His only chance of escaping his current post is to get noticed. Not that any of the cases he's working on are the type that you want to get noticed for.
For starters, someone dumped a dying man outside the hospital. McRae's boss D.I. Roberta Steel and her team can't get an ID on the man, the person who dropped him off, or the car. McRae's second case is hardly any better. It involves a knife-wielding eight-year-old who is not only still at large but getting all kinds of sympathy in the newspapers. That kind of press does little for the department's accusations against Robert Macintyre, Aberdeen's star soccer player and another media darling. WPC Jackie Watson, McRae's girlfriend, is convinced Robert is a serial rapist, but they can't even hold him let alone charge him when the whole city thinks he's being framed. Catching these perps is thankless work, and even if he does, it seems like McRae's chances of getting off Steel's team are as bad as Aberdeen's without their leading goal scorer.
With his third masterful installment in a series that combines fast-paced suspense with a dark, distinctly Scottish sense of humor, Stuart MacBride has firmly established himself as a major crime-writing talent.
Review
Praise for Bloodshot and Stuart MacBride
“MacBride fills his Aberdeen fun house with hearty, clever, and usually profane humor that lightens every chapter. . . . As Ian Rankins long-running crime series begins to sound like a leaky bagpipe, Scottish writers such as MacBride arise to take up the kilt-waving in earnest.”
---Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“MacBride offsets the grim goings-on with a cast of irrepressible characters whose banter is bawdy and crime solving talents sublime.”
---Booklist (starred review)
“MacBride deftly blends a suspenseful storyline and subversive wit."
---Booklist (starred review)
“Vivid. . . . With a dose of sharp wit, MacBride effortlessly interweaves the plot strands while conjuring up three-dimensional characters.”
---Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“What is there in the Scottish air that makes its new writers among the best in the business?”
---Chicago Tribune on Dying Light
Synopsis
Detective Sergeant Logan McRaes only chance of getting out from under Detective Inspectors Steel and Insch is to get noticed. Not that any of his cases are the type that he wants to get noticed for.
For starters, someone dumped a dying man at the hospital, and the team cant ID him or the person who dumped him. Even worse, McRae is also after a knife-wielding eight-year-old who is stirring up bad press for the department that does little for their case against Robert Macintyre, Aberdeens beloved star soccer player. Theyre convinced hes a rapist, but they cant hold him long enough to prove it. Catching these perps is thankless work, and McRaes chances of getting rewarded are as bad as Aberdeens without their leading goal scorer.
With his third masterful installment in a series that combines suspense with a dark and distinctly Scottish wit, award-winning author Stuart MacBride is setting a blistering standard for the next generation of crime writers.
About the Author
Stuart MacBride is the author of three novels and the winner of the Crime Writers Associations Dagger in the Library for his body of work. His first novel, Cold Granite, won the Barry Award and was shortlisted for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, and his second, Dying Light, was shortlisted for the Barry Award. MacBride lives in Aberdeen, Scotland, with his wife. Visit his Web site at www.stuartmacbride.com.