The novel opens with him and his team searching cold, wet woods where they find a battered body with a bin bag tied round its head. This has three stars because I think it is probably a good book, IF you have read the previous Logan books. There’s a war brewing and Logan’s trapped right in the middle, whether he likes it or not. A real page-turner’ Sunday Mirror, ‘Stuart’s meticulous research shows. See all 4 questions about In the Cold Dark Ground…, In the Cold Dark Ground (Logan McRae, Book 10) by Stuart MacBride. I have said 'that's the last Stuart Macbride book I'm reading' on many an occasion. 1 bestselling author. As in straight away. Who Knows. It gets written over and over in every book. The second funeral is that of Logan's girlfriend in a coma, Samantha, whose life support he has to switch off. Anche terzi autorizzati utilizzano queste tecnologie in relazione alla nostra visualizzazione di annunci pubblicitari. Appena le avremo esaminate le pubblicheremo sul nostro sito. IN THE COLD DARK GROUND is complete in itself, with a definite beginning, middle and ending, but you will be setting your online calendars for this time next year in anticipation of the next installment of this addicting, riveting series. Superb storytelling’ Sun, ‘Another from MacBride’s fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. The violence can be a tad too much for me sometimes, as in this particular story, where I had to quickly scoot down a few lines to avoid being queasy. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend) There is still some really witty, laugh out loud writing here, especially when it comes to. This series was one I nearly gave up on as I felt throughout the middle some of the plot lines, characters amd dialogue/humour just became repetitive. Refresh and try again. Except the dead ones, like Samantha, which actually caused me to shed a tear. non conosco l'inglese ma mi piace il personaggio e ho letto i primi 9 libri di questa serie. ‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Independent Trouble is coming… Sergeant Logan McRae’s team find a body dumped in the woods – but is it the missing busi… I hope there comes a time where Logan is retired out, which would provide a great group of novels. I'm glad I did. ‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Independent Trouble is coming… Sergeant Logan McRae’s team find a body dumped in the woods – but is it the missing busi… Si è verificato un errore. Tagsgiving# makes me laugh out loud. DS Logan MacCrea is trying to stay one step ahead of a rogue crime boss trying to kill him while facing the reality of turning off life support for his comatose lover injured in the line of duty. This awesome cr. He is more concerned about having to switch off his girlfriend Samantha's life support and what to do about local gangster wee Hamish Mowatt's dying wishes and his henchman Reuben's violent opposition to these. :), Another outrageous Tartan thriller from Stuart MacBride's Police Scotland detectives in Aberdeen and points north. I do believe at some stage characters develop an expiry date, however at this end point I do believe MacBride has some more left in Logan. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters I would kill to have created. Hai inviato la seguente valutazione e recensione. The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No. Another stunning book from Mr MacBride. So begins a twisted trail for the dynamic duo of the hard working put upon Logan McCrae and the iconic DCI Steele. With no doubt at all, the best crime fiction I've read this year, quite possibly in years. If you're new to MacBride, this series is great. This book is absolutely flippin' fantastic - I missed bus stops reading it. © 2010-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. o società affiliate. In the Cold Dark Ground (Logan McRae, Book 10) di Stuart MacBride. This latest entry was at his thrilling best. You submitted the following rating and review. DNF at 35%. Read Online In The Cold Dark Ground and Download In The Cold Dark Ground book full in PDF formats. The characters are all exceptionally well written especially protagonist DS MacCrea and DI Roberta Steel who may be the funniest detective in the history of crime fiction. Even better than The Missing and the Dead - how is that possible? Cold Dark Ground Key: Gm Intro Gm Bb Gm Eb D Gm verse 1 Gm Bb Gm Bb D With looks that kill her smile conceals, her kiss is dangerous Gm Bb Gm Bb D With raven eyes that hypnotize, her word you cannot trust Gm Bb Gm Bb D She has a way to move and sway, to tempt the strongest man Gm Bb Gm Bb D And if she ever walks your way, look away son if you can. Logan McRae is back in action. In The Cold Dark Ground is my favourite crime book of 2016 so far. Analizza anche le recensioni per verificare l'affidabilità. Do Stuart MacBride's books need to be read in numerical order or can you start from any where? I am giving this five stars for sheer enjoyment and readability. I don't know why exactly, but I found myself becoming impatient as times ad skim reading just to get past parts. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters I would kill to have created. January 14th 2016 Utilizziamo cookie e altre tecnologie simili per migliorare la tua esperienza di acquisto, per fornire i nostri servizi, per capire come i nostri clienti li utilizzano in modo da poterli migliorare e per visualizzare annunci pubblicitari. It doesn’t help that his ex-boss is taking over the case, a new Superintendent has it in for him, and Professional Standards are looming. Just feast your eyes upon all of these debut books to check out and emerging authors to... To see what your friends thought of this book, I haven't read them in order, and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. 1 BESTSELLER The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No. No matter what I want to say, I run the risk of giving too much of the story away, so I feel I cannot really say what I want to. There's also the impending decision to take Samantha off life support and the death of Wee Hamish Mowat which puts him in the crosshairs of lunatic henchman Reuben. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend) I think he writes in Scotland and it has to be cold and dark much of the time. See all 13 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Absolute jaw-dropping, edge of the seat brilliance. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters I would kill to have created. In the Cold Dark Ground is the tenth in the long-running, police procedural, crime thriller series written by Stuart MacBride starring Detective Sergeant Logan McRae and set in Scotland. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend) It is, as all McBride books, very, very wel written. This latest entry was at his thrilling best. In The Cold Dark Ground is my favourite crime book of 2016 so far. Another fantastic volume in the DS Logan McRae series! Some of the middle novels suffer from middle book repetition syndrome but getting to tbis point in the series is worth the reads. Dopo aver visualizzato le pagine di dettaglio del prodotto, guarda qui per trovare un modo facile per tornare alle pagine che ti interessano. But I think I'm going to go back and re-read them in order, to get a better feel for the character progression over the course of the series. You also can read online In The Cold Dark Ground and write the review about the book. Maybe they were just surplus to the story, a bit unrealistic, I don't know, but this book just did not do it for me, like the others. This is the tenth book in the Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride. No matter what I want to say, I run the risk of giving too much of the story away, so I feel I cannot really say what I want to. Stai ascoltando un campione dell'edizione audio udibile. The new Logan McRae novel from the No. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters I would kill to have created. But I think I'm going to go back and re-read them in order, to get a better feel f. I haven't read them in order, and have thoroughly enjoyed each one. ‎THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. DI Roberta Steel is back in the picture with her sarcastic wit in high gear and a new Superintendent with major attitude clouds the effectiveness of the Major Incident Team. Sergeant Logan McRae’s team find a body dumped in the woods – but is it the missing businessman they’ve been searching for, or something far more sinister? Another rollicking adventure with Logan McRae and Police Scotland – five shiny stars, five thumbs up, and high fives all around. Great crime, some characters involved in alot of the past novels passed away, a psychotic killer, investigations into the police force it. This was my first reading of a Stuart McBride book, purchased with Audible to ease the boredom of a drive home from Tuscany. McRae’s inner monologue was wearing and the Constable (still in training) accompanying him, was so implausibly dim that he wouldn’t have been allowed out of Nursery school let alone accepted into the Police Force! In The Cold Dark Ground is the tenth novel in the Logan McRae series, and it’s another fabulous addition to the series. It is cold, it is wet and it is dark - and not only the weather. If you like your detective fiction dark, gritty and 100 percent readable, you need look no further. We are in Aberdeen, the weather can be relied on to be atrocious and there are bodies with their heads covered with bin bags that have been tortured and killed. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend) Violent in places, events move along to a tumultuous climax. In the Cold Dark Ground shows that MacBride is not interested in repeating himself, even though familiar fingerprints are here. Riprova a effettuare la richiesta più tardi. Fans of Michael Connelly and John Connolly won’t be impressed, Recensito nel Regno Unito il 15 febbraio 2019. I think he writes in Scotland and it has to be cold and dark much of the time. In The Cold Dark Ground is my favourite crime book of 2016 so far. In the Cold Dark Ground is another another dark mystery# with so many layers it catches you and won’t let go. However, this is becoming repetitive, more fiddling around in her bra, and some more and then, well, here it comes again. ‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Independent. In the Cold Dark Ground is another another dark mystery# with so many layers it catches you and won’t let go. He is more concerned about having to switch off his girlfriend Samantha's life support and what to do about local gangster wee Hamish Mowatt's dying wishes and his henchman Reuben's violent opposition to these wishes. by HarperCollins. It has everything you want from a Logan McRae story, twists, turns and misdirections galore along with the wit and banter that you come to expect of any story featuring our hapless hero and DCI Steel. The violence can be a tad too much for me sometimes, as in this particular story, where I had to quickly scoot down a few lines to avoid being queasy. The only flaw for this book for a new reader would be that it makes much more sense if you read the earlier books in the series. We are in Aberdeen, the weather can be relied on to be atrocious and there are bodies with their heads covered with bin bags that have been tortured and killed. This much more than a police procedural, with very well drawn characters, and a maelstrom of emotion and pressure piling up in a week in Sergeant Logan McRae's life based in his police house in Banff. Also, the amount of times she rings Logan and he hangs up on her, mid-sentence. Add to his woes the final decision to take his girlfriend off of life support and Sergeant Logan McRae is having a horrible week and its not going to get any better. 1 bestselling author. DI Roberta Steel is back in the picture with her sarcastic wit in high gear and a new Superintendent with major attitude clouds the effectiveness of the Major Incident Team. This series was one I nearly gave up on as I felt throughout the middle some of the plot lines, characters amd dialogue/humour just became repetitive. The se. Very highly recommended. We’d love your help. Welcome back. Stuart lives in the north-east of Scotland with his wife, Fiona, cat Grendel, and other assorted animals. Tagsgiving# makes me laugh out loud. His chaotic cop hero is at his best. 1 bestselling author of THE MISSING AND THE DEAD and A SONG FOR THE DYING. DS Logan MacCrea is trying to stay one step ahead of a rogue crime boss trying to kill him while facing the reality of turning off life support for his comatose lover injured in the line of duty. Bloody hell! I also HATED the Steele/McCrae conclusion, I cannot say anything more, at the risk of giving too much away, but I felt at the end, like I could care less if I ever read another one of this series. In the Cold Dark Ground (Logan McRae, #10), This is a superb addition to what is a stellar series. Book Review: In The Cold Dark Ground - the latest DCI Roberta Steel & DS Logan McCrae triumph by Stuart MacBride! With other worries Logan is happy to hand the investigation off to DCI Roberta Steele's MIT team and head back to the station. In the Cold Dark Ground (Logan McRae, Book 10), (Inglese) Audio CD – Integrale, 14 gennaio 2016, Visualizza tutti i formati e le edizioni, HarperCollins; Unabridged edition (14 gennaio 2016). I have made it to 20% but have to give up as it is full of references and characters from those previous books. Articoli visualizzati di recente e suggerimenti in primo piano, Seleziona la categoria in cui desideri effettuare la ricerca. Everything that Stuart MacBride has been building up in the first 9 McRae novels seems to be coming to a head within In the Cold Dark Ground and it is magnificent. There is still some really witty, laugh out loud writing here, especially when it comes to Roberta Steele. IN THE COLD DARK GROUND is the 10th in the Logan McRae series from Stuart MacBride, and I'm really sorry about this but I want the 11th pretty well now. Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No. A bombardment of emotions, a grippingly twisty plot, beautifully witty dialogue and characters I would kill to have created. Want to get your hands on this exclusive commemorative MacBride tartan hardback edition of IN THE COLD DARK GROUND? 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, ‘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, ‘Hard-hitting prose with a bone-dry humour and characters you can genuinely believe in, Stuart MacBride’s novels are a real treat’ Simon Kernick. No other author that I have read, NOT ONE, is able to meld these things together so perfectly. MacBride weaves a complex tale of a man whose past is finally catching up with him and the lives he leads, a foot on the side of the law and a foot on the outside, have come up on Logan McRae. This will be the last. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend) The Major Investigation Team charges up from Aberdeen, under the beady eye of Logan’s ex-boss Detective Chief Inspector Steel. I've now read all ten novels in this police procedural set in Scotland. Logan attends two funerals, the local gangster that is Wee Hamish Mowat, who bequeaths Logan his criminal empire and much of his fortune and a litany of problems. However, this one has sealed the deal. However, I always went back for more, so something was drawing me back. Logan McRae is back in action. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend), Implausible, almost cartoonish, characters and trite dialogue, Recensito nel Regno Unito il 1 novembre 2018. In the Cold Dark Ground (Logan McRae, Book 10) by Stuart MacBride. The wait has been long but it was worth it. All we want is the next book. Well done, Mr MacBride! Find the perfect In The Cold Dark Ground stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. It was fantastic to be snuggled up in the company of old friends: long suffering DI Logan McRae, irascible, comical DCI Roberta Steel, and gothic tattooed Samantha (Logan's girlfriend) The early characters and their actions seem derivative and almost cartoonish. 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