A review by hazeyjane_2
All That's Dead by Stuart MacBride
3.0
I usually rate Logan McRae books higher, but this one reminded me too much of previous books due to recycled tropes (missing body parts of victims, ‘experienced’ killer leaving no traces, murders filmed and going viral, errant cop). The fact that we knew who the villain was almost halfway through the book killed some of the suspense for me. Logan seems to have cleaned up a bit - you just know he (or, actually, Steel) would’ve done the accent thing.
I enjoyed the usual romp: a race against the newspaper, Steel at her best. I thought Tufty’s lolspeak was a bit much, but even he came good at the end. Also liked the Scottish nationalism and the commentary on fake news/internet trolls. MacBride’s writing is as engrossing as ever, but for some reason I thought this book dragged a bit. Maybe it was because the dynamic duo of Logan and Steel — or Logan and Rennie - was missing. King and Logan are good characters, but they don’t play off each other very well.
The best part of the book was at the end, when they had to find the perpetrator and the tension really amped up.
I enjoyed the usual romp: a race against the newspaper, Steel at her best. I thought Tufty’s lolspeak was a bit much, but even he came good at the end. Also liked the Scottish nationalism and the commentary on fake news/internet trolls. MacBride’s writing is as engrossing as ever, but for some reason I thought this book dragged a bit. Maybe it was because the dynamic duo of Logan and Steel — or Logan and Rennie - was missing. King and Logan are good characters, but they don’t play off each other very well.
The best part of the book was at the end, when they had to find the perpetrator and the tension really amped up.