CID isnāt what it used to beā¦
Itās a been a bad week for acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae. Every time his unit turns up anything interesting, DCI Steelās Major Investigation Team waltzes in and takes over, leaving CID with all the dull and horrible jobs.
Like dealing with Mrs Black ā 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 whoās just committed suicide.
But when the dead bodies start turning up, one thingās certain ā Loganās week is about to get a whole lot worseā¦
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
The TimesāA terrific writer ā¦ Logan McRae is a delightā
Peter JamesāMacBride is a damned fine writerā
Linwood Barclay'Dark and brilliantly written'
GuardianāA tour de force ā¦ smartly paced and vividly pungentā
Independent on SundayāDark and gripping. A riveting page-turnerā
SunāUnmissable ā¦ Superb storytellingā
Mark BillinghamāCrime fiction of the highest orderā
A short novel from the No. 1 bestselling author, featuring DI Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel.Sunday Times