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Cold Granite

Logan McRae, Book 1

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Cold Granite

By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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About this listen

 The very first Logan McRae novel in the No.1 bestselling crime series from Stuart MacBride.

DS Logan McRae and the police in Aberdeen hunt a child killer who stalks the frozen streets.

Winter in Aberdeen: murder, mayhem and terrible weather…

It’s DS Logan McRae’s first day back on the job after a year off on the sick, and it couldn’t get much worse. Three-year-old David Reid’s body is discovered in a ditch: strangled, mutilated and a long time dead. And he’s only the first. There’s a serial killer stalking the Granite City and the local media are baying for blood.

Soon the dead are piling up in the morgue almost as fast as the snow on the streets, and Logan knows time is running out. More children are going missing. More are going to die. And if Logan isn’t careful, he could end up joining them.

©2005 Stuart MacBride (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Crime Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Murder Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

‘Ferocious and funny, this is Tartan Noir at its best’ Val McDermid

‘A riveting and gruesome debut’ Telegraph

‘A gripping debut’ Mirror
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Where does Cold Granite rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

A good storyline if, for me, a bit spoiled by the language used

What did you like best about this story?

A gritty story with characters who are fallible and believable

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Laughter and tears are to be found within this story

Not one for the squeamish

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guessed a couple of plot points but a good listen. bit of a dark subject though

Good listen

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Was looking for something after listening to all Peter May, Denzil Mayrick novels. This was the first one out of a number that got me hooked straight away. I was initially hesitant given the subject matter but thankfully the majority of the story concentrates on after the murders not describing the actual murders in real time. The narrator was also very good. Will be reading/listening to more

Really well written Scottish Detective yarn

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the subject is gruesome when describing deaf bodies and as its about children it's chilling. well written and very good natration

Gruesome but very good

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Steve Worsley is a superb narrator for the Stuart MacBride genre of books, looking forward to the next instalment already.

Excellently read.

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All the more enjoyable as i live in Aberdeenshire, know the geography and the culture.

My first Stuart MacBride novel.

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I loved this book it made me laugh I loved everything the story line. Narrator was great will be downloading mor of stewart macbrides books.

Cold granite

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did not enjoy narrator's voice the story was brilliant but just did not enjoy his accent I felt it would have been better with Scottish voice otherwise I would have given it a 5 star.

Good story poor narrator

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I will not normally read/listen to crime fiction due to its proximity to my day job, but Stuart MacBride's use of descriptive language and narrative skill has led me to make an exception. I am delighted I did.

Excellent and gripping

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could feel the atmosphere, absorb the smells and be with the detectives every moment. beautiful description which invests you in the subjects , love them or loathe them and without going over the top on sensitive topics

fabulous

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