In the Cold Dark Ground
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4.4 • 105 Ratings
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Publisher Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No. 1 bestselling author.
‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Independent
Trouble is coming…
Sergeant Logan McRae’s team find a body dumped in the woods – but is it the missing businessman they’ve been searching for, or something far more sinister? It doesn’t help that his ex-boss is taking over the case, a new Superintendent has it in for him, and Professional Standards are looming.
Even worse: Aberdeen’s criminal overlord, Wee Hamish Mowat, is dying and rival gangs all over the UK are eying his territory.
There’s a war brewing and Logan’s trapped right in the middle, whether he likes it or not.
Reviews
‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Barry Forshaw, Independent
‘Skilful storytelling … a satisfyingly chunky, compelling thriller’ Sunday Mirror
Praise for THE MISSING AND THE DEAD:
Exciting … a guaranteed bestseller’ Literary Review
‘New Logan McRae novels are close to the top of my unmissable list, and yet again MacBride delivers. His chaotic cop hero is at his best. Superb storytelling’ Sun
‘Another from MacBride’s fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. A real page-turner’ Sunday Mirror
‘Stuart’s meticulous research shows. At times it feels like you are sitting in the back of a police car overhearing conversations between real policemen’ Sunday Sport
‘Another riveting page-turner … emotional and affecting.’ Independent on Sunday
‘Skilful storytelling … strong characterisation … both intriguing and engrossing’ Laura Wilson, Guardian
‘The multiple plots move fast’ Independent
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
‘MacBride is the natural heir to the late and much lamented Reginald Hill’ Andrew Taylor, Spectator
‘MacBride is a damned fine writer – no one does dark and gritty like him’ Peter James
‘Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour; this is crime fiction of the highest order’ Mark Billingham
‘Some of the grittiest crime-writing in the field’ Independent
‘Admirers of tough, modern crime novels will be in seventh heaven – or should that be hell?’ Express
‘Ferocious and funny’ Val McDermid
‘Hard-hitting prose with a bone-dry humour and characters you can genuinely believe in, Stuart MacBride’s novels are a real treat’ Simon Kernick
About the author
Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Dundee University.
Stuart lives in the north-east of Scotland with his wife, Fiona, cat Grendel, and other assorted animals.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Quick-footed and brutally jagged, the 10th Logan McRae novel is among the best instalments of Stuart MacBride’s crime series. MacBride is a terrific writer, who captures the damp, forbidding Aberdeen scenery as deftly as his capable copper’s no-nonsense thought process. When McRae finds the mutilated body of a local businessman, he steps into an investigation laced with personal and professional threats. In the Cold, Dark Ground is a thrilling read for dark nights.
Customer Reviews
Logan is still running
Another well written and tautly plotted episode in the life of Logan McRae. Doric villainy continues to explode into his life “like plooks on a junkie” as his sometime colleague Inspector Steel would say but it is all good stuff if a bit overwrought.
I am not tired of the hero yet so I’ll go on reading and so should you
Amazing series
I LOVED this series! I read them one after the other and now feeling lost with no Logan and friends in my life!
The cold hard ground
Another Logan smash hit, I can't wait for the next instalment. Stuart mcbride is a genius and I have read everything he has written ( including short stories) I can't say anymore other than read this his work is standout.