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Close to the Bone

By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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Summary

From the number-one best-selling author of Shatter the Bones and Birthdays for the Dead, a new crime thriller featuring DS Logan McRae. Detective Inspector Logan McRae is finally getting back on his feet after the events of the last few years. Putting things behind him. Getting better.… But it was never going to last. A body turns up on the outskirts of Aberdeen: burned from the neck up, hands chained behind the back.

More murders follow - all gruesome, and with only one obvious connection. The similarities between the real-life killings and the plot of a best-selling novel about witchcraft seem more than coincidental, but the more Logan digs the more dangerous and blurred the line between fact and fiction becomes. It’s a small step from police officer to victim. And somebody’s got to take it, or everyone will die.

©2013 Stuart MacBride (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Some of the grittiest crime-writing in the field." ( Independent)
"MacBride is a damned fine writer - no one does dark and gritty like him." (Peter James)
"Admirers of tough, modern crime novels will be in seventh heaven - or should that be hell?" ( Express)

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Jeepers!

I loved this book - my favourite Logan McRae so far. It had me hooked. Stuart MacBride is totally into his stride with some of his best description yet. I don't care that it's far-fetched because it's a great listen and the narrator has his north-east accents down to a T. I may be biased as I'm originally from Aberdeen. Perhaps this is my guilty pleasure!

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Another good listen

A good laugh and a good listen. Always awaiting the next Logan McCrae instalment. A different kind of crime novel, but I love it

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Excellent tartan noir

I've read several of the Stuart Mcbride novels, but this is my first audio version, and I must say the reading enhanced the experience. Steve Worsley's narration is excellent and adds to the story, he is especially good at regional Scottish accents.



I thought this story was well written and well paced, and the characters continue to develop and mature, although Inspector Steel is possibly becoming even more of a caricature than in previous novels. Great plot, one or two nice twists, kept me interested to the end. I would recommend reading these in the right order as otherwise some things will be inexplicable.

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Another great read/listen!

I really enjoyed this book, I'm a great McRae fan, and I thought it was well read. The characters are very convincing - I'm a forensic psychologist, and I know Aberdeen so the book was a real connection for me. The best reading of a Stuart MacBride audio-book was done by John Sessions, whose various accents were superb but Steve Worsley comes a close second.

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He just gets better

Really enjoyed the book and have listened to it 3 times. Great characters and patter What's next for Logan and Steel? Cant wait for the next installment.

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Close to the Bone

I gave up with this book. I found the police characters and their methods of operation very unrealistic. The story had potential but overall it didn't work for me.

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Logan McRae is...

...great fun to listen to - he's a gem when it comes to detective novels - I've loved them all, this is no exception...

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Laugh out loud humour

I dont know if this book was supposed to be so funny, but it made me laugh out loud on many occassions. An enjoyable listen!

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Fantastic. ... . Gripping.... Funny

If you could sum up Close to the Bone in three words, what would they be?

As with the review title... Fantastic... . Gripping.. . Funny

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the characters, the banter between them was brilliant.

What does Steve Worsley bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

He adds a whole new level of atmosphere and brings the characters, especially Steele, to life.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely, would find myself driving the long way home just to hear more

Any additional comments?

One of the most enjoyable books in my considerable audible library, utterly gripping with some genuine laugh out loud moments

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excellent, if just a wee bit gruesome !!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have already recommended this to a couple of friends , it is my first MacBride and now am listening to another, I love the fact that it is a serious crime book but has an underlying sense of humour so as not to drag you down

What did you like best about this story?

DI Steel, and Logans ringtone for her

What does Steve Worsley bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

His fabulous different Scottish accents

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Don't eat before you watch !!

Any additional comments?

One of the best listens in a very long time

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