Close to the Bone (novel)
Appearance
Author | Stuart MacBride |
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Language | English |
Series | Logan 'Lazarus' McRae |
Genre | Detective fiction |
Publisher | Orion |
Publication date | 2013 |
Publication place | Scotland |
Media type | |
Pages | 511 |
ISBN | 978-0-00-734426-0 |
Preceded by | Shatter the Bones |
Followed by | The Missing and the Dead |
Close to the Bone is the eighth[1] instalment in the bestselling Detective Sergeant McRae series of crime novels from Stuart MacBride.
Plot
[edit]Logan McRae is still living in a caravan, his girlfriend, Samantha, is still unresponsive and someone is leaving bones on his doorstep. Besides all this he has to cope with Detective Inspector Steel, a string of assaults and someone who is going around and Necklacing[2] people. More murders follow and the filming of a novel about witchcraft seems to be inspiring the Necklacing murders. This leads to a confrontation with McRae's erstwhile boss, David Insch, ex DI from Grampian Police, who is now on the production team for the film.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Close to the Bone". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Prestridge, David (12 February 2013). "Close to the Bone". Crime Fiction Lover. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Close to the Bone". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Close to the Bone". Kirkus. Retrieved 26 December 2015.