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The Missing and the Dead

By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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The ninth Logan McRae thriller from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBride.

‘Dark and griping. A riveting page-turner’ Independent on Sunday

One mistake can cost you everything…

A little girl’s body washes up just outside the sleepy coastal town of Macduff, kicking off a major manhunt. Officially, the investigation is out of Sergeant Logan McRae’s hands, but DCI Steel’s Major Investigation Team, drafted in from Aberdeen, is getting nowhere fast.

Steel is running out of ideas and time. She wants Logan back on her team, and doesn’t care how she gets him there.

One thing is clear: there are dangerous predators lurking in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, and not everyone’s getting out of this alive…

Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime

Critic reviews

Exciting … a guaranteed bestseller’ Literary Review

‘New Logan McRae novels are close to the top of my unmissable list, and yet again MacBride delivers. His chaotic cop hero is at his best. Superb storytelling’ Sun

‘Another from MacBride’s fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. A real page-turner’ Sunday Mirror

‘Stuart’s meticulous research shows. 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

Praise for Stuart MacBride:

‘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

‘Ferocious and funny’ Val McDermid

‘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

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great books always a great listen cannot wait until book 10. keep them coming for years to come

great book

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This was a great listen with brilliant narration and a riveting storyline with humour and suspense waiting for follow up

Can't wait for next Logan McRae

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Don't be put off by the length of the book. It was fantastic. Must listen

Best one yet!

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This story is much less blood-curdling than earlier books, but I enjoyed it on a different level. Not so much on the edge of my seat, but more than a bit of slogging through the day-to-day work that we all know so well, seasoned with MacBride's dark humour, and skillful observations of people and places. All in all, well written and much enjoyed.

Everyday police work, with some exciting twists

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What made the experience of listening to The Missing and the Dead (Logan McRae, Book 9) the most enjoyable?

The characters are rounded & well written. The main plot was exciting and the 'background' plot was even more so. I've read or listen to all of this series and have really enjoyed listening to the characters develop over the years.

What other book might you compare The Missing and the Dead (Logan McRae, Book 9) to, and why?

I would compare this to Val McDermid as I love her writing and, like Val McDermid, this author gives a feeling of how people really are; he writes humour within tragic events without undermining the awfulness of the situation.

What about Steve Worsley’s performance did you like?

I like that I am almost unaware of it. There is nothing jarring or annoying that takes you out of the book.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The times when Logan visits his girlfriend in a coma were hard; I imagine anyone who has been in that situation will be taken back to the bedside, as I was.

Another Cracking Good Book

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