balthazarlawson's review against another edition
4.0
Logan McRae is back working in Professional Standards. Also back is a dead detective who appears to have died a second time. Then there is the suicide of another detective who McRae has been trying to get in touch with but with little luck. Throw in a staff shortage and a growing list of missing children and McRae finds himself investigating the murder of the twice dead detective. But it's only suppose to be for a short time while a replacement is found. It's the usual sort of confusion to be found in Aberdeen. Though things turn dark and nasty as McRae finds that most of the cases are somehow connected.
All the usual characters are back but there is a lack of clarity at times with this novel as a change of page or paragraph suddenly has a jump in the thought process, like a record on the turn table being knocked. It's still an enjoyable read even though it lacks the edge the earlier books in the series have.
All the usual characters are back but there is a lack of clarity at times with this novel as a change of page or paragraph suddenly has a jump in the thought process, like a record on the turn table being knocked. It's still an enjoyable read even though it lacks the edge the earlier books in the series have.
nighthawk921's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent as usual with an ending that had me on the edge of my seat. And it had all my favorite people: McRae, Steel, Rennie and Tufty!! Excellent.
kirkw1972's review against another edition
5.0
'm a latecomer to this series. I read A Dark so Deadly a wile back then started on the McRae series. I read Cold Granite just last week and still have the ones in between that and this latest one so some of the questions I have will no doubt be answered as I play catch but I did like the continuation from Book 1 to it's conclusion here with the Livestock Mart - the market for selling children.
This is another instance where I've read an ARC from netgalley and then had to go out and get the remaining books as I find yet more new favourite authors. This, like the first and I assume the rest is full of dark humour as McRae and colleagues try and solve the murder of DI Bell for the second time as well as tracking down this mysterious market. You'd need a sense of humour in those circumstances.
It moves along at quite a good pace, my interest was captured from start to finish and if it wasn't for the fact that Kindle Fire battery life is rubbish I'd have probably read it all in one go.
This is fast turning into a must read series. Completely engaging, fantastic and I love the characters.
This is another instance where I've read an ARC from netgalley and then had to go out and get the remaining books as I find yet more new favourite authors. This, like the first and I assume the rest is full of dark humour as McRae and colleagues try and solve the murder of DI Bell for the second time as well as tracking down this mysterious market. You'd need a sense of humour in those circumstances.
It moves along at quite a good pace, my interest was captured from start to finish and if it wasn't for the fact that Kindle Fire battery life is rubbish I'd have probably read it all in one go.
This is fast turning into a must read series. Completely engaging, fantastic and I love the characters.
historybooksandtea's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
trin_mk's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
myrdyr's review against another edition
5.0
4.5/5 stars. I love this series! The wit, humour, setting, storyline, writing, and characters do not disappoint.
indydriven's review against another edition
4.0
This is another edition to the Logan McRae series (I believe number 13). I always enjoy a book from this series and this one does not disappoint, although the story line was difficult to read at times because the heart of the story ended up being about abducted children being sold to pedophiles. Regardless, it was a good read for me and I enjoyed the always hilarious Roberta Steel.