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Mentre una violenta tempesta si abbatte sulla costa scozzese, la casa di Gordon Smith precipita nel Mare del Nord. Ed è così che il promontorio fatiscente rivela ciò che l'uomo ha sepolto per anni nel suo giardino: resti umani. Con la tempesta ancora in corso, è troppo pericoloso recuperare i corpi e le onde stanno divorando tutte le prove. Il che significa che nessuno sa quante persone Smith abbia ucciso e quante altre ne ucciderà se non verrà trovato e fermato al più presto.

La storia personale di Logan Mcrae non è certo specchiata, ma ora che ha ricevuto una promozione deve rigare dritto e tenere d’occhio, a sua volta, i suoi colleghi. Quando uno degli agenti viene trovato morto sul sedile di guida di un'auto distrutta, è uno shock per tutto il dipartimento di polizia. L'ispettore Bell, infatti, era deceduto due anni prima. O, almeno, così credevano. Immediatamente viene aperto un caso e Logan comincia a indagare nel passato del collega. Dove è stato per tutto quel tempo? Perché è scomparso?

Richard Knox hat seine Strafe verbüßt. Warum sollte er nicht nach Aberdeen ziehen und dort in Frieden leben dürfen? Ja, er war ein sadistischer Vergewaltiger, aber im Gefängnis hat er zu Gott gefunden, seine Fehler bereut und sich für den Pfad der Tugend entschieden. Leider ist die Polizei...

Alison McGregor und ihre kleine Tochter Jenny wurden durch ihre Teilnahme an der TV-Show »Britain’s Next Big Star« in ganz Großbritannien berühmt. Ihr Lied ist ein Hit, und die beiden haben gute Chancen, das Finale zu gewinnen. Das ganze Land, vor allem aber ihre Heimatstadt Aberdeen...

Ein wahrer Höllentrip! Als in einem Container im Hafen von Aberdeen menschliche Leichenteile in den Fleischvorräten für eine Bohrinsel gefunden werden, beginnt ein wahrer Alptraum. Offenbar ist der „Fleischer“ zurück, ein Killer, der vor vielen Jahren seine Opfer im wahrsten Sinne des...

All good things must come to an end . . . Acting Detective Inspector Roberta Steel has never been shy, but she’s finally retiring. After thirty years of policing Aberdeen’s underbelly, she’s all set for her twilight years to feature gardening gloves, afternoon tea, crosswords puzzles, and...

When a woman’s body is found lying in the grass, DS Roberta Steel must put her own problems aside and uncover the truth...

It's not going well for NE Division: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone has firebombed a migrant hostel and there's a massive climate change protest march happening this Saturday. With officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to kick off a...

A dark night in the isolated Scottish countryside. Nicholas Wilson, a prominent professor known for his divisive social media rants, leaves the house with his dog, as he does every night. But this time he doesn’t come back... The last thing Inspector Logan McRae wants is to take on such a high-profile case. But when a second man vanishes in similar circumstances, the media turns its merciless gaze on him and he has no choice. Then body parts start arriving in the post. Someone out there is trying to make a point and they’re making it in blood. 

From Stuart MacBride, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the smash-hit Logan McRae series. Move Over Miss Marple . . . The great and the not-so-good are gathered at Skirivour Castle Hotel, in the heart of the Highlands, for the wedding of the year – but they weren’t expecting Detective...

'A cracking read' – Susan Calman 'Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me . . . always fast, hard, authentic – and different' – Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid, Blood, Rust and Steel is darkly funny and gripping Scottish...

Detective Chief Inspector Roberta Steel got caught fitting up Jack Wallace - that's why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. Now he's back on the streets, and women are being attacked again. Wallace has to be responsible, but if Detective Sergeant Steel goes anywhere near him, his lawyers will get her thrown off the force for good. The Powers That Be won't listen to her, not after what happened last time. According to them, she's got more than enough ongoing cases to keep her busy.

Final story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season It’s Christmas Eve, but the criminals never stop working, so neither do the police. The raid is on … but things don’t go entirely to...

Sixth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season The maternity ward: the last place you’d associate with criminal activity. Which makes it as good a place as any to carry it...

Ninth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Kayleigh’s a professional. But lap-dancing has rules. And when someone breaks the...

Second story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season When a double suicide arrives at the city morgue, Sandra thinks it’s a Christmas like any other. But she’s about to get a very nasty shock – make that two very...

Seventh story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season James Kirkhill thinks he has the best job in the world: coaching the girls’ swimming team. But he’s about to get into some very deep...

Fourth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Working in a call centre normally offers few career opportunities. But it looks as if Tracy’s about to get her big break...

Eleventh story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season What could be more festive than a trip to see Santa at the local shopping centre? Depends on who’s gunning for...

Eighth story in a collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season Brian’s about to discover that life as a drug dealer can have hidden benefits. But he might come to wish he’d never taken advantage of...