In the Cold Dark Ground

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 MacBrides fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. A real page-turner Sunday Mirror Stuarts 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 MacBrides novels are a real treat Simon Kernick

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.