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Stuart Macbride Biography & Facts

Stuart MacBride is a Scottish writer, whose crime thrillers are set in the "Granite City" of Aberdeen, with Detective Sergeant Logan McRae as protagonist. Biography Stuart MacBride was born 27 February 1969 in Dumbarton, near Glasgow and raised in Aberdeen. His occupations included scrubbing toilets offshore, graphic design, web design and IT/computer programming. He studied architecture at Heriot-Watt University. MacBride's publishing deal was secured with the writing of Halfhead; however, the publishers were more interested in Cold Granite, concerning DS Logan McRae. He was signed on a three-book Logan deal, which was further extended to six books. In 2009 he signed another deal, allowing him to write two more Logan books, and two standalone novels, the first of which due after the sixth instalment of the Logan McRae series. In an interview for the Alibi television channel, MacBride indicated he considered R. D. Wingfield a "literary inspiration". MacBride's novels, particularly those featuring Logan McRae, have been described as Tartan Noir, which has placed him alongside Ian Rankin and Val McDermid as authors who have also been described as luminaries of the genre. He now lives in Aberdeenshire with his wife, Fiona. Macbride is one of the initial batch of ten people in the Aberdeen Hall of Heroes, being awarded World Stovies Champion in 2014. He also won Celebrity Mastermind in 2017 with a specialist subject on the life and works of A. A. Milne. Bibliography Logan McRae novels 2005 - Cold Granite 2006 - Dying Light 2007 - Broken Skin (published in America as Bloodshot) 2008 - Flesh House 2009 - Blind Eye 2010 - Dark Blood 2011 - Shatter the Bones 2012 - Partners in Crime (Two Logan and Steel short stories: Bad Heir Day and Stramash) (eBook) 2013 - Close to the Bone 2014 - The 45% Hangover (A Logan and Steel novella) 2015 - 22 Dead Little Bodies (A Logan and Steel short novel) 2015 - The Missing and the Dead 2016 - In the Cold Dark Ground 2017 - Now We Are Dead 2018 - The Blood Road 2019 - All That's Dead Oldcastle novels 2012 - Birthdays for the Dead 2014 - A Song for the Dying 2017 - A Dark So Deadly 2021 - The Coffinmaker’s Garden 2022 - No Less the Devil 2023 - The Dead of Winter Other works 2008 - Sawbones 2009 - Halfhead 2011 - Twelve Days of Winter (E-Book; released in print in 2012) Awards Won, Barry Award for Best First Novel, 2006 (for Cold Granite) Won, CWA Dagger in the Library Award, 2007 Won, ITV3 Crime Thriller Award for Breakthrough Author of the Year, 2008 (for Broken Skin) Nominated, International Thriller Writers Awards, Best Debut Novel, 2006 (for Cold Granite) Nominated, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, 2006 (for Cold Granite) Nominated, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, 2007 (for Dying Light) Nominated, Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel, 2007 (for Dying Light) Nominated, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, 2009 (for Broken Skin) See also List of Logan McRae characters References External links Official website . Discover the Stuart Macbride popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Stuart Macbride books.

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  • The Last Refuge synopsis, comments

    The Last Refuge

    Craig Robertson

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RANDOM AND MURDERABILIA John Callum is fleeing his past, but has run straight into danger. When John Callum arrives on the wild and desolate Faroe I...

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    Dead Still

    T.F. Muir

    St. Andrews, Scotland: When a man's preserved body is discovered in a whisky ageing cask in the local Gleneden Distillery, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his partner, DS Jessie Janes, are ...

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    Witness the Dead

    Craig Robertson

    Don't miss WATCH HIM DIE, the next edgeofyourseat thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, CRAIG ROBERTSON  perfect for fans of Thirteen by Steve Cav...

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    Watch Him Die

    Craig Robertson

    NOMINATED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020 FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Truly difficult to put down’ Daily Mail  'Highconcept plot keeps the 'tecs and the ...

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    The Witness

    Simon Kernick

    This engrossing and unputdownable fastpaced thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben, is perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Stu...

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    Severed

    Simon Kernick

    An unputdownable, edgeofyourseat thriller full of twists and turns from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick the UK's answer to Harlan Coben. Guaranteed to keep you gripp...

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    Random

    Craig Robertson

    'Robertson is doing for Glasgow what Rankin did for Edinburgh' Mirror Glasgow is being terrorised by a serial killer the media have nicknamed The Cutter. The murders have left the ...

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    The Cutting Season

    M W Craven

    Poe's just hanging around on a Saturday afternoon...Dangling from a hook in a meat packing plant isn't how Detective Sergeant Washington Poe wants to spend his weekend. He's been p...

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    Deadline

    Simon Kernick

    A captivating and taut thriller that will leave you holding your breath, from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben.'The next time I see Si...

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    If I Die Before I Wake

    Sherwood King

    Laurence is a young exsailor who can't resist the lure of the good life, and when he finds a job as chauffeur to the wealthy Mr and Mrs Bannister, his occasional work leaves him fr...

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    When Shadows Fall

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's Sunday Times bestselling Scottish detective series Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 20 in the Lorimer series, QUEST...

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    Echo of the Dead

    Alex Gray

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 20 in the Lorimer series, QUESTIONS FOR A DEAD MAN, is out now and Book 21, OUT OF DARKNESS, is avai...

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    The Other Couple

    Sarah J. Naughton

    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'I am sleep deprived having stayed awake desperate to find out what happened!' reader reviewFor fans of Clare Mackintosh's LET ME LIE, Cara Hunter's CLOSE...

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    Hunted

    Paul Finch

    Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. A grisly whodunit you won’t be able to put down, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and TV series ‘Luther’.Heck...

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    Target

    Simon Kernick

    Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben, brings us this spinetingling, compelling and captivating thriller that you won't be able to put down...

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    The Bone Field

    Simon Kernick

    From Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick the UK's answer to Harlan Coben The Bone Field is a blood pressure raising thriller: fastpaced, full of thrills, spills and unr...

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    Presumed Dead

    Mason Cross

    'I absolutely LOVED it, move over Reacher, I have a new favourite hero.' Jenny Blackhurst'What do you know about the Devil Mountain Killer?'THENAdeline Connor was the Devil Mountai...

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    Before the Storm

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's Sunday Times bestselling Scottish detective series Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 20 in the Lorimer series, QUEST...

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    Still Dark

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 20 in the Lorimer series, QUESTIONS FOR A DEA...

  • In the Blood synopsis, comments

    In the Blood

    Margaret Kirk

    The bloated remains of a man are discovered bound to a derelict pier in Orkney and newly promoted DCI Lukas Mahler dispatches a team to investigate. But when the body is identified...

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    Dead Find

    T.F. Muir

    St. Andrews, Scotland: Renovation works on the famous Old Course golf course uncovers the remains of a body in a shallow grave two bullet holes in the skull. DNA confirms the vict...

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    Never Somewhere Else

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with this iconic first novel in Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeve...

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    Behind Dead Eyes

    Howard Linskey

    A missing woman, a disfigured corpse, a chillingly persuasive serial killer. A gripping crime thriller perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Mel Sherratt and Mark BillinghamTruecrime writer...

  • The Puppet Show synopsis, comments

    The Puppet Show

    M W Craven

    WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2019 FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR'Fantastic' Martina Cole'Dark, sharp and compelling' Peter James'A thrilling curtain raiser for what looks ...

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    Hold Your Tongue

    Deborah Masson

    WINNER OF THE BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR 2020'Gritty and close to the bone, Hold Your Tongue is a compelling, addictive read that I devoured in one sitting.' ...

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    The Stalker

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 20 in the Lorimer series, QUESTIONS FOR A DEA...

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    Questions for a Dead Man

    Alex Gray

    Your favourite Scottish detective returns in 2023 in an enthralling new mystery'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail 'Exciting, p...

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    The Insider

    Mari Hannah

    'If you read only one police procedural this year, make it The Insider.' Daily MailThe thrilling second novel in the acclaimed Stone and Oliver series by awardwinning author, Mari ...

  • Dead Ground synopsis, comments

    Dead Ground

    M W Craven

    Winner of the prestigious CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD 2022Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year 2022'Heartpounding, hilarious, sharp and shocking...

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    Darkest Truth

    Catherine Kirwan

    Recommended by Graham Norton on The Graham Norton ShowHe'll do anything to protect his secrets. She'll stop at nothing to expose the truth.It only takes one person to break the sil...

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    Lake Child

    Isabel Ashdown

    You trust your family. They love you. Don't they?When 17yearold Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, t...

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    Out For Blood

    Deborah Masson

    DI Eve Hunter is back in the edgeofyourseat new detective thriller from Deborah Masson, winning author of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2020.A young man, the son of a...

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    Snapshot

    Craig Robertson

    A taut and gripping thriller from the CWA New Blood Dagger shortlisted author of Random. A series of highprofile shootings by a lone sniper leaves Glasgow terrorised and police pho...

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    Shadow Man

    Margaret Kirk

    'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences.' Val McDermid THE FIRST COMPELLING SCOTTISH CRIME THRILLER IN THE GRIPPING DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIESTwo sistersJust befo...

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    Dirty Little Lies

    John Macken

    This compelling and gripping novel by bestselling author John Macken takes the forensic thriller to the next level. Perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter and Patricia C...

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    Cold Grave

    Craig Robertson

    'Robertson is doing for Glasgow what Rankin did for Edinburgh' Mirror1993. Scotland is in the grip of an icecold winter and the Lake of Menteith is frozen over. A young man and wom...

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    Alone with the Dead

    James Nally

    ‘IMPECCABLE DESCRIPTIONS MADE THE STORY COME ALIVE … EXHILARATING STUFF’ THE SUNThe first in an electrifying new British detective series starring PC Donal Lynch.Meet PC Donal Lync...

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    The Sacred Scroll

    Anton Gill

    Constantinople 1204: the holy city is razed to the ground by Crusaders the streets awash with blood. Modern day Istanbul: an elite group of archaeologists uncover the grave of Enr...

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    Down to the Woods

    M. J. Arlidge

    If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone . . .FROM THE MILLIONCOPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M.J. ARLIDGEThe last thing Tom Campbell remembers is camping in the New Fore...

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    Boy in the Well

    Douglas Lindsay

    DI WESTPHALL.No ordinary detective.No ordinary investigations.A twisting new crime series set in the Scottish Highlands. For fans of Stephen King, Christopher Brookmyre and John Co...

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    A Gift for Dying

    M. J. Arlidge

    The totally gripping psychological thriller, from the millioncopy bestselling author of the Helen Grace series. 'The perfect psychological thriller' 5 Reader Review Nothing surpri...

  • In Place of Death synopsis, comments

    In Place of Death

    Craig Robertson

    FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RANDOM AND MURDERABILIA, a tense and gripping crime novel set in the dark underbelly of Glasgow. A young man enters the culverted remains of an ...

  • The Hunting Ground synopsis, comments

    The Hunting Ground

    Will Shindler

    THE THIRD NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BURNING MEN AND THE KILLING CHOICE, FEATURING DI ALEX FINN AND DCI MATTIE PAULSENSadie Nicholls has been found dead, brutally and strangely m...

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    Her Last Breath

    Alison Belsham

    A gripping new detective series set in Brighton for readers who enjoy Peter James' Roy Grace series.When a young woman is attacked and left fighting to survive in hospital, the pol...

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    Die Alone

    Simon Kernick

    Hold on tight Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick the UK's answer to Harlan Coben has done it again. This is a noholdsbarred, pulsepounding thriller which will have yo...

  • The Darkest Goodbye synopsis, comments

    The Darkest Goodbye

    Alex Gray

    Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. ECHO OF THE DEAD is out in paperback in November 2...

  • The Polish Detective synopsis, comments

    The Polish Detective

    Hania Allen

    Set in Dundee, this fastpaced crime novel is the first to feature Polish Detective Sergeant Dania Gorska.Volatile times in the city of discovery . . .DS Dania Gorska is a stranger ...

  • You Can Run synopsis, comments

    You Can Run

    Steve Mosby

    'Steve Mosby has become one of a handful of writers who make me excited about crime fiction' Val McDermid'Mosby has become renowned for thrillers that reach into dark places where ...