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In the Cold Dark Ground

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER

The tenth Logan McRae novel from the No. 1 bestselling author.

‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Independent

Trouble is coming…

Sergeant Logan McRae’s team find a body dumped in the woods – but is it the missing businessman they’ve been searching for, or something far more sinister? It doesn’t help that his ex-boss is taking over the case, a new Superintendent has it in for him, and Professional Standards are looming.

Even worse: Aberdeen’s criminal overlord, Wee Hamish Mowat, is dying and rival gangs all over the UK are eying his territory.

There’s a war brewing and Logan’s trapped right in the middle, whether he likes it or not.

Critics Review

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‘Top drawer … his most epic outing yet’ Barry Forshaw, Independent

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‘Skilful storytelling … a satisfyingly chunky, compelling thriller’ Sunday Mirror

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Praise for THE MISSING AND THE DEAD:

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Exciting … a guaranteed bestseller’ Literary Review

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‘New Logan McRae novels are close to the top of my unmissable list, and yet again MacBride delivers. His chaotic cop hero is at his best. Superb storytelling’ Sun

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‘Another from MacBride’s fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. A real page-turner’ Sunday Mirror

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‘Stuart’s meticulous research shows. At times it feels like you are sitting in the back of a police car overhearing conversations between real policemen’ Sunday Sport

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‘Another riveting page-turner … emotional and affecting.’ Independent on Sunday

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‘Skilful storytelling … strong characterisation … both intriguing and engrossing’ Laura Wilson, Guardian

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‘The multiple plots move fast’ Independent

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Praise for Stuart MacBride:

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‘MacBride is the natural heir to the late and much lamented Reginald Hill’ Andrew Taylor, Spectator

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‘MacBride is a damned fine writer – no one does dark and gritty like him’ Peter James

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‘Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour; this is crime fiction of the highest order’ Mark Billingham

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‘Some of the grittiest crime-writing in the field’ Independent

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‘Admirers of tough, modern crime novels will be in seventh heaven – or should that be hell?’ Express

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‘Ferocious and funny’ Val McDermid

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‘Hard-hitting prose with a bone-dry humour and characters you can genuinely believe in, Stuart MacBride’s novels are a real treat’ Simon Kernick

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