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In a Place of Darkness

The gripping Richard & Judy Book Club crime thriller from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series

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By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: Angus King
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The clock is ticking…

Detective Constable Angus MacVicar has just landed his dream job – transferred out of uniform and assigned to Oldcastle’s biggest ongoing murder investigation: Operation Telegram, hunting the “Fortnight Killer”.

Every two weeks another couple is targeted. One victim is left at the scene, their corpse used as a twisted message board. The second body is never seen again.

This should be the perfect chance for Angus to prove himself, but instead of working on the investigation’s front line, he’s lumbered with the forensic psychologist from hell. A jetlagged, sarcastic, know-it-all American, on loan from the FBI, who seems determined to alienate everyone while dragging Angus into a shadowy world of conspiracies, lies, and violence.

It’s been twelve days since the Fortnight Killer last struck, and the investigation’s running out of time. The darkness is growing, and if Angus isn’t careful, it’ll swallow him whole…

©2024 Stuart MacBride (P)2024 Penguin Audio

 Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Scary Witty Race Against Time
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Critic reviews

'Written with Macbride’s customary black humour, it is a dark, richly satisfying story that proves just how good a crime writer he is.'
Stuart MacBride has become synonymous with superb storytelling, fearless imagination and dry wit in his galloping crime thrillers.
MacBride is the master at taking you to a place which you think cannot get any darker, and then turning the lights off.
Taut and twisty, this fab crime novel takes you right to the middle of the action.
An entertaining crime caper.
In a Place of Darkness delivers... and then some.
Praise for Stuart MacBride
Dark and gripping. A riveting page-turner.
Skilful storytelling ... both intriguing and engrossing.
Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me... always fast, hard, authentic – and different.
All stars
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I'll keep away entirely from the plot and focus instead on the two things I loved most about this. I'm a long time fan of Mr MacBride's work and yet I would say I probably enjoyed this book the most of any from the last few years. So, thing one Ii loved was the range of vivid characters in this story. The two main protagonists, Angus and Jonathan make for an excellent and humorous odd couple and this ensures the story is carried along at a good pace. The second thing I loved was the 5 star performance of the narrator. His range of accents and delivery are terrific and even his female voices are convincing, especially that of Gillian. Overall, if you like a good tartan noir crime story, then you'll definitely love this audiobook.

An all round excellent listen

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Angus King and Stuart MacBride both at their best. Excellent story and the story telling by Angus King was captivating.

Excellent story and excellent narration

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Another fun read from Stuart McBride with a worthy duo at the lead to step into the shoes of DS Logan McRae and DI Steel.

Some of the plot development was a bit predictable and it was a tad too long & would have benefitted from more editing; however, overall it was really enjoyable with some great news characters I hope we'll see more of.

Good fun

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As always fabulous. I hope the next novel already in the computer Mr MacBride! Keep free to read it Angus!
Missed you both so much May just have to go back and start at book one again as no one else comes close to your quality, either of you. Love you loads!

Worth waiting for!

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I loved everything about this book, engaging characters, riotous plot, funny dialogue. I really hope that the two main characters appear in a follow up.
Angus King was his usual wonderful self.

Brilliant

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