‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ Peter James, UK Number One Bestselling AuthorPerfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid,This House of Burning Bonesis unforgettably gripping Scottish crime at its very best.The Granite City is ready to burn, and all it takes is a single spark . . .In the heat of a blistering summer, Aberdeens police are struggling: half the force is off sick, leave has been cancelled, someones firebombed a hotel full of migrants, and theres a massive protest march happening this Saturday.With officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae is forced to juggle cases and run a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions.It doesnt help that theAberdeen Examinerhas just been bought by Natasha Agapova, a tabloid media tycoon hell-bent on blaming local police for everything. And shesmorethan happy to fan the flames.But, as bad as everything seems, its all about to get much,muchworse . . .* * *Praise for Stuart MacBride:’Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me . . . always fast, hard, authentic and different’ Lee Child,author of the Jack Reacher series’Dark and brilliantly written’ Linwood Barclay,author ofI Will Ruin You’MacBride is a masterful storyteller with a terrific eye for detail and razor-sharp wit.This House of Burning Bonesis an absolute must-read.’ Karin Slaughter, author ofThis Is Why We Lied’Crime fiction of the highest order’ Mark Billingham,author ofThe Last DanceThis House of Burning Boneswas aSunday Timesbestseller w/c 19/05/25