Synopses & Reviews
Killers have terrorized Aberdeen in the past—Detective Sergeant Logan McRae has the scars to prove it—but when body parts show up in a cargo container at the harbor they kick off Scotlands largest manhunt in twenty years. Last time, when they tracked down Kenneth Wiseman, a brutal killer who butchered his victims, he was later acquitted on a technicality. Now hes gone missing, people are dying, and the police are certain hes at work again. As the violence escalates, McRae is forced to work with the senior officers assigned to the original case who have returned to finish what they started. With decades of secrets and lies coming to light, the only thing thats certain is that the city will never be the same.
Once again, knuckle-biting suspense and wry humor come together in Flesh House to make for another brilliant addition to Stuart MacBrides award-winning series.
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Praise for Flesh House
“Superbly unsettling . . . A crackling thriller.”
—One of Publishers Weeklys Best Mysteries of the Year
“MacBride may have hit his stride in book one, but here he breaks into a run.”
—Booklist (starred review)
Additional Praise for 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 on Bloodshot
“What is there in the Scottish air that makes its new writers among the best in the business?”
—Chicago Tribune on Dying Light
Review
Praise for 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 on Bloodshot
“MacBride deftly blends a suspenseful storyline and subversive wit. . . . MacBride offsets the grim goings-on with a cast of irrepressible characters whose banter is bawdy and crime-solving talents sublime.”
—Booklist (starred review) on Bloodshot
“Vivid . . . With a dose of sharp wit, MacBride effortlessly interweaves the plot strands while conjuring up three-dimensional characters.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Bloodshot
“What is there in the Scottish air that makes its new writers among the best in the business?”
—Chicago Tribune on Dying Light
“McRae is an interesting and subtle detective, and his investigation is both inventive and imaginative.”
—The Dallas Morning News on Cold Granite
Synopsis
When body parts show up in a container at Aberdeen's harbor, they kick off Scotland's largest manhunt in 20 years--since the last time they had pursued Kenneth Wiseman. A brutal killer, Wiseman had been acquitted on a technicality. But now police are certain he's at work again.
About the Author
Stuart MacBride is the author of three previous 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. Both of them were also shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. MacBride, a major bestseller in the United Kingdom, lives in Aberdeen, Scotland, with his wife. Visit his Web site at www.StuartMacBride.com.