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A review by martyfried
Blind Eye by Stuart MacBride
5.0
This audiobook was narrated by the author, who did an excellent job in my opinion. He also has done an excellent job in writing this series so far, and it is one of my favorites (but my favorites changes every year or two). It's pretty dark, but with enough humor to keep it light. In this one, there is someone who cuts out his victim's eyes and then burns the sockets, leaving them alive but blind. There is also some crippling by smashing the person's kneecaps with a hammer. Much of the recent blindings have been done to Polish immigrants and letters were sent blaming them for taking away jobs, etc - the usual hatred against immigrants by poor citizens.
The main character, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae, is a cop in Aberdeen, Scotland that means well, but somehow things always go wrong no matter how hard he tries. Usually this is because he's just too nice a guy, or he tries too hard, etc. But in many ways, he's his own worst enemy. When things go wrong, he often follows along by doing more wrong because of it, usually drinking too much. He had to go to Poland for a case, where he shot someone and then almost got blown up, causing him to have bad dreams and other PTSD symptoms. So, instead of taking up offers of help from a psychologist, he starts smoking again (which he doesn't really like), and drinking a lot.
In one instance, he's encouraged to stay overnight and his reply is:
But to give him his due, he usually has impossible instructions, or clear instructions but he gets in trouble for following them. He's constantly being told things like "Don't do anything without clearing it with me first!", and then he comes back and is asked why he didn't do something about a problem. Or he gets suspended and then has to work or meet with someone while suspended (without pay of course).
As bad as things get, it's hard not to laugh every few pages. I'm going to be disappointed when I finish this series, I think.
The main character, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae, is a cop in Aberdeen, Scotland that means well, but somehow things always go wrong no matter how hard he tries. Usually this is because he's just too nice a guy, or he tries too hard, etc. But in many ways, he's his own worst enemy. When things go wrong, he often follows along by doing more wrong because of it, usually drinking too much. He had to go to Poland for a case, where he shot someone and then almost got blown up, causing him to have bad dreams and other PTSD symptoms. So, instead of taking up offers of help from a psychologist, he starts smoking again (which he doesn't really like), and drinking a lot.
In one instance, he's encouraged to stay overnight and his reply is:
‘But I've got plans.’ Which was true – he was going to go home and sit in the dark drinking vodka until he passed out. Same as he'd done every night since getting back from Poland.
‘I don't care: you're sodding well staying!’
But to give him his due, he usually has impossible instructions, or clear instructions but he gets in trouble for following them. He's constantly being told things like "Don't do anything without clearing it with me first!", and then he comes back and is asked why he didn't do something about a problem. Or he gets suspended and then has to work or meet with someone while suspended (without pay of course).
As bad as things get, it's hard not to laugh every few pages. I'm going to be disappointed when I finish this series, I think.