Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, near glasgow and moved to aberdeen at the. Stuart macbride started his writing career in 2005 with cold granite, referring to the granite city of aberdeen, scotland. Every time theres a new book of his on the horizon, my anticipations and expectations are sky high but i also always have faith that hell deliver. Stuart macbride among authors at second ever huntly book festival october 2, 2014 prizewinning authors will flock to an aberdeenshire town today as it spends four days revelling in the written word. Scots crime writer james oswald is living his own version of the good life by working on family farm and writing hit novels. Stuart macbride is a damned fine writer peter james its summertime in the granite city. Flesh house, with its earthy characters and vivid descriptions of mans inhumanity to his fellow beings, keeps the reader glued until the very last chapter when the reveal concludes with a final twist to the story line. The logan mcrae series is set in aberdeen, the granite city, oil capital of europe, perched on the east coast of scotland. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doc. Stuart macbride is a scottish novelist of crime thriller novels largely set in aberdeen. His novels have won him the cwa dagger in the library, the barry award for best debut novel, and best breakthrough author at the itv3 crime thriller awards. The first stuart macbride book that was published was cold granite, which was, in fact, the authors fifth written novel.
Tuesday 12th june aberdeen waterstones book launch interview with editor sarah hodgson 17. The best handpicked events from the authors you love. Discover book depositorys huge selection of stuart macbride books online. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton near glasgow but grew up in aberdeen. Fitzcarraldo details launch strategy the bookseller. This is the official facebook page for stuart macbride, the sunday times no. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Jun 14, 2018 stuart macbride has been on my list of goto authors for as long as i can remember. Please note that some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which means if you buy at no extra cost to yourself i get a very small percentage of the sale. Subscribers will receive the books early, as well as invitations to fitzcarraldo book launches and events. At last i have a date for the launch party in aberdeen on the 27th of april 2005 ottakars will be hosting a wee shindig to celebrate cold granite coming out the week after. Scottish crime fiction at its very best logan mcrae, book 11 by stuart macbride from amazons fiction books store. Stuart macbride doesnt seem to have an upcoming book.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read all thats dead. That its a pretty big book, so you can probably beat someone to death with it. Jan 07, 2014 we invited stuart macbride over to talk about a song for the dying, henderson, the fictional town of oldcastle, and more first off, what do you hope crime fiction lovers will love about a song for the dying. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Crime novelist stuart macbride on his latest book bestselling crime writer stuart macbride, whose books have sold more than two million copies, talks to hannah stephenson about. Dont miss your chance to catch stuart on his minitour for the brand new logan mcrae book the blood road over the coming weeks. Although he has written some standalone novels, his main character is logan mcrae.
Written by stuart macbride, and published by harpercollinspublishers ltd, london in 2009, this book is the next in the detective sergeant mcrae series of police procedural novels set. Apr 08, 2017 stuart macbride is definitely one of mine. He is the number one bestelling author of several novels featuring ds logan mcrae. Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book. Buy a cheap copy of flesh house book by stuart macbride. Below is a list of stuart macbrides logan mcrae books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order. This time, i was keen to play up the woodland, watery theme of the new book, so at maxib ells, we had tables dripping with greenery and my favourite local duo the yonderlees put their own unique musical slant on the themes of the story. These invitations print out onto a single page each and then fold into a sturdy card. Stuart macbride primary author only author division. An evening with stuart macbride hosted by claire macleary. Killers have terrorized aberdeen in the pastdetective sergeant logan mcrae has the scars to prove itbut when body parts show up in a cargo container at the harbor. Before that he worked for harpercollins publishers. Logan mcrae, a detective sergeant in aberdeen, scotland.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Book launch for stuart macbrides new logan mcrae thriller. Dying light logan mcrae, book 2 and millions of other books are available for. He was born in the city of dumbarton, which is close to glasgow in the country of scotland. It is very realistic, there is a lot of blood involved with lots of vivid descriptions, and. Were very excited to be launching the stunning new logan mcrae thriller. Finally an observation about two scottish authors ie stuart macbride, and james oswald who are obviously great friends and who read each others books. Stuart macbride books list of books by author stuart macbride. Granite noir, aberdeens crime writing festival is all set to launch its third festival programme at a special event at his majestys theatre this weekend highly renowned local crime novelist stuart macbride will join the team behind granite noir to share the secrets of the festivals 2019 programme and mark its official launch. This is a colorful invite that sends a great message.
After dropping out of university to work offshore he went to work for himself as a graphic designer, eventually becoming studio manager for a nationwide marketing company. Eventbrite waterstones presents book launch for stuart macbride s new logan mcrae thriller all thats dead in aberdeen saturday, 8 june 2019 at waterstones, aberdeen, scotland. Last weekend, i got the best possible introduction to his books. Events at waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Fellow writer and friend stuart macbride suggested he stop writing. What is interesting though is that for the ash henderson series, stuart macbride mapped out out the entire town and created an actual map of the place as if it were real. Stuart and his parents moved to aberdeen when he was only two years of age, where he was raised in his formative and adolescent years. Order of logan mcrae books detective sergeant logan mcrae is a fictional character featured in a series of crime thriller novels by scottish author stuart macbride. Theres a darkness in the heart of scotland buy now more. The 45% hangover a logan and steel novella logan mcrae. Stuart macbride is at his usual best with another in the series of logan mcrae novels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the 45% hangover a logan and steel novella logan mcrae book 9. The first four were not considered good enough for. Dont miss your chance to catch stuart on his minitour for the brand new logan mcrae book the.
Its a wednesday, but ill be finished work by then, so no having to worry about hangovers. Some of his books are fan favorites, and these include cold granite, flesh house, dying light, shatter the bones, and his latest that was released in 20, close to the bone. Where at one time stuart macbride struggled to get published, the popular scottish crime novelist now worries about whether each new book will continue his streak of landing at the top of the. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by dundee university.
It is very realistic, there is a lot of blood involved with lots of vivid descriptions, and there is a lot of very funny and dark humour. Stuart lives in the northeast of scotland with his wife fiona, cats grendel, onion and beetroot, and other assorted animals. Macbride is a damned fine writer no one does dark and gritty like him peter james the master of murderous mayhem is back to his best with a belter of a book a pageturner the sun fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour. When kids start to go missing and a birthday card gets sent to their parents every year, the police realise they are dealing with a mad serial killer.
Scots crime writer james oswald is living his own version. He joined in 2003 from curtis brown where he was a film, television and theatre agent. Stuart macbride was born in dumbarton, near glasgow and moved to aberdeen at the age of two. He has been shortlisted for the theakstonss old peculier crime novel of the year award twice. Stuart macbride is currently considered a single author. See all books authored by stuart macbride, including cold granite, and dying light, and more on. Stuart macbride on his acclaimed logan macrae series of.
It is impossible not to catch the mcraefever once you start your first mcrae book. Stuart has written a total of fourteen books since the first release of his first book in the logan mcrae series in 2005. Scottish crime fiction at its very best logan mcrae, book 11. Buy bloodshot logan mcrae reprint by macbride, stuart isbn. Hes also published a nearfuture thriller, a short story collection, a couple of novellas, and a slightly twisted picture book for slightly twisted children. Stuart macbride books in order mystery series, book lists. Book launch for stuart macbride s new logan mcrae thriller all thats dead in aberdeen posted on behalf of waterstones were very excited to be launching the stunning new logan mcrae thriller from no. Neither is a smooth option as both are impossibly demanding and extremely competitive. They always say, write what you know so i did using aberdeen as the backdrop for a series of horrific crimes, murders, serial killers, and much eating of chips and drinking of beer.
He has set one of his novels halfhead in the future, leading some to consider him delving into the science fiction genre, to which he says. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. When kids start to go missing and a birthday card gets sent to their parents every year. Their newest book is all thats dead and was released on may, 16th 2019. From book signings to book clubs to author readings brought to you by the bookseller. The 45% hangover a logan and steel novella logan mcrae book 9 kindle edition by macbride, stuart. In broken skin by stuart macbride, we find detective sergeant logan mcrae being buffeted between two duelling detective inspectors, insch and steel. Stuart macbride was born 27 february 1969 in dumbarton, scotland and raised in aberdeen. Stuart macbride has 72 books on goodreads with 155373 ratings.
Of these, the only ones i have any direct experience of are beer and chips, but. Both have had loved ones of their main characters in a coma, both characters now live alone with their cats, but only james oswald has created a character named dc stuart macbride. The missing and the dead logan mcrae, book 9 stuart. Logan works for the grampian police in aberdeen, scotland. Stuart macbride thats me was born in dumbarton which is glasgow as far as im concerned moving up to aberdeen at the tender age of two, when fashions were questionable. The local launch of my second novel bone deep, included traditional music and spoken word, which lent a story arc to the evening. Please ask in store for more details, and leave your questions for stuarts book launch on 12th june on the facebook page. The first four were not considered good enough for publication, so cold granite, the authors debut novel became his first. We use cookies on this website to improve how it works and how its used. Buy dark blood logan mcrae, book 6 reprint by macbride, stuart isbn.
Ash henderson, a detective constable in fictional oldcastle, scotland. The missing and the dead logan mcrae, book 9 by stuart macbride wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Feb 15, 20 discover book depositorys huge selection of stuart macbride books online. Below is a list of stuart macbrides published novels in order of when they were originally released also chronological order. Scottish crime fiction at its very best logan mcrae. Since then, about one new book in the series has come out per year. Stuart macbride on his acclaimed logan macrae series of crime. Just like all the other stuart macbride books, shatter the bones is a real page turner,and you can not put it down. Stuart macbrides four novels have won the crime writers associations dagger in the library and the barry award for best first novel and put him on the shortlist for the international thriller writers award for best first novel and twice for theakstons old peculier crime novel of the year. He wisely, and without hyperbole, invites you in then, trusting that youre in.
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