This House of Burning Bones
A Logan McRae Thriller, Book Thirteen
by Stuart MacBride
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Pub Date Jul 22 2025 | Archive Date Jul 17 2025
Pan Macmillan | Macmillan
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Description
Stuart MacBride is back with a brand-new Logan McRae thriller to celebrate twenty years since his first appearance in Cold Granite.
Don't stoke the flames unless you want to get burned.
It's not going well for Aberdeen's NE Division: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone has firebombed a hotel full of migrants and there is a massive protest march happening this Saturday.
With officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to kick off a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots, and malingerers until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions.
But as bad as everything seems, there's something far more sinister lurking in the haze of this sweltering Aberdeen summer—something that's been building for years. And it's clear that things are about to get much, much worse...
Advance Praise
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
"A tour de force... Smartly paced and vividly pungent." —The Guardian
"A terrific writer... Logan McRae is a delight." —The Times
"MacBride's books have always been ambitiously plotted and firmly character-driven... They are only getting richer and more rewarding." —Scotland on Sunday
"MacBride's skill in writing about truly terrible things with care and empathy is clear." —The Scotsman
"A brilliant writer with a black heart." —San Francisco Examiner
"Stuart MacBride does not pull punches and knows just when the right time is for a slight bit of levity to punch through the dark subject matter. His writing is raw and gritty, and reminds me of a Scottish George Pelecanos or Dennis Lehane." —Bookreporter.com
"The crimes are breathtakingly awful, the pacing is breakneck, and the stakes are higher than ever. . . Few writers can blend bantering humor with gut-wrenching violence without it feeling cheap. MacBride entertains while still offering food for thought. . . Brilliant. Bloody. Brilliant." —Booklist, Starred Review
"[A Dark So Deadly] features the MacBride hallmarks: wickedly twisty plotting, superb use of British dialect, and dazzling displays of black humor." —Library Journal, Starred Review
"MacBride allows his characters their humanity, while weaving intriguing subplots in this edge-of-your-seat page-turner." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"Ferocious and funny. . . Tartan Noir at its best" —Val McDermid
"Dark and brilliantly written." —Linwood Barclay
"MacBride is a damned fine writer." —Peter James
"Crime fiction of the highest order." —Mark Billingham
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781035064861 |
| PRICE | CA$24.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 640 |
