CID isnât what it used to beâŠ
Itâs a been a bad week for acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae. Every time his unit turns up anything interesting, DCI Steelâs Major Investigation Team waltzes in and takes over, leaving CID with all the dull and horrible jobs.
Like dealing with Mrs Black â who hates her neighbour, the police, and everyone else. Or identifying the homeless man who drank himself to death behind some bins. Or tracking down the wife and kids of someone whoâs just committed suicide.
But when the dead bodies start turning up, one thingâs certain â Loganâs week is about to get a whole lot worseâŠ
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
The TimesâA terrific writer ⊠Logan McRae is a delightâ
Peter JamesâMacBride is a damned fine writerâ
Linwood Barclay'Dark and brilliantly written'
GuardianâA tour de force ⊠smartly paced and vividly pungentâ
Independent on SundayâDark and gripping. A riveting page-turnerâ
SunâUnmissable ⊠Superb storytellingâ
Mark BillinghamâCrime fiction of the highest orderâ
A short novel from the No. 1 bestselling author, featuring DI Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel.Sunday Times