The Blood Road
Written by Stuart MacBride
Narrated by Steve Worsley
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author.
Scottish crime fiction at its very best.
Some things just won’t stay buried…
When Detective Inspector Bell turns up dead in a crashed car, it’s a shock to everyone. Because Bell died two years ago. Or at least they thought he did.
Now Inspector Logan McRae has to work out where DI Bell’s been all this time – and what was so important that he felt the need to come back from the dead.
But the deeper Logan digs, the more bones he uncovers. And there are people out there who’ll kill to keep those skeletons buried…
Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. His work has won several prizes and in 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Dundee University. Stuart lives in the north-east of Scotland with his wife Fiona, cats Grendel, Onion and Beetroot, and other assorted animals.
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Reviews for The Blood Road
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stuart Macbride does an amazing job of painting a vivid picture of the life and times of Inspector Logan McRae. The more I read, the more I want to go to Scotland ❤
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Blood Road by Stuart MacBride is the 11th entry in the DI Logan McRae series that is set in Aberdeen, Scotland. By now I am familiar with the author’s style of setting up multiple plot threads, his macabre sense of humor and the grim, dark and violent story-lines. When DI “Ding Dong” Bell is found fatally stabbed at the site of a car crash, Logan is called to the scene as Bell had committed suicide over 2 years ago. Why did Bell pretend to be dead, and who did they bury in his place? As well as tracking down this mystery, the Aberdeen police force is getting shamed by the media for their inability to find who is behind a number of child abductions and investigating the rumours of an underground Livestock Mart where these stolen children are being auctioned off to the highest bidder. McRae and his usual group of support, DS Rennie and Tufty now also includes the recently demoted DS Steele. They bumble and stumble along but actually uncover more information than the rest of the police force. This information puts McRae in danger but also puts him in the position of being able to attempt to save the abducted children. The story is fast paced and exciting. The pairing of McRae and Steele is full of sniping and insults that are meant to cover their actual liking for each other.The Blood Road, like many of MacBride’s books is a unique combination of slapstick humor, dark stories and memorable characters. This is series that I fully enjoy and look forward to reading.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really like this series even if I do have some conflict with how the police are portrayed. I sincerely hope there is no police force in the world as incompetent and stupidly careless as the way that Police Scotland is portrayed in this series. There is a great deal of humor in these books in spite of the bodies piling up and evil rearing it's ugly head. The constant bickering among the police officers causes the plot to drag along at times but it really picks up toward the end and presents a more than satisfactory conclusion. Looking forward to #12.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I skimmed the blurb for this book there came a point where I stopped, gave my head a shake & thought: I really should read more carefully because I’d swear it just said Logan MacRae was working for Professional Standards….*reads again*….Good lord, it’s true. Oooookay. So he’s policing the police. He really shouldn’t be involved in criminal investigations but things get a little complicated when Duncan Bell, a former cop, is found stabbed to death. Sad yes, but also a tad excessive seeing as they attended his funeral 2 years ago. Things get even murkier when they find a connection between Bell & an ongoing investigation into missing kids. Wee ones are being snatched & Logan has no choice but to wade in, dragging newbie DS Simon Rennie along for the ride. Alternate chapters are narrated by an unknown character who initially seem benign enough. But as chapters progress we slowly begin to realize what’s happening. And it’s not pretty. Steel is back, grumpier than ever due to the fact that Logan now outranks her. She has a smaller role here which is great because the story really shines when it focuses on Logan’s attempts to make sense of cryptic clues & an ever growing pile of bodies. Logan & Rennie have great comedic chemistry & the story is fast paced with plenty of twists. As usual, it’s just a matter of time ’til the wheels fall off & it all goes horribly wrong but there is a decidedly more serious tone to the story. And just a heads-up: due to the subject matter, there are several scenes that are very disturbing. I don’t want to give anything away but I found them difficult to read. This is book #11 & the addition of some new characters plus Logan’s change of job helps keep things fresh. It’s one of those series where if you like one, you’ll enjoy them all & diehard fans will whip through this in no time.