A Dark So Deadly

Gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. DC Callum MacGregor’s career was going pretty well until he covered up for a cock-up to protect his pregnant crime-scene tech girlfriend. Now Callum’s stuck on a squad with all the other misfits – the officers no one else wants but who can’t be fired. Never likely to get within reach of a decent case again. Until they accidentally get handed the biggest murder investigation Oldcastle has ever seen. When a mummified body is found in the local rubbish dump, the top-brass assume pranksters have stolen it from a museum. But as Callum and his colleagues investigate, it starts to look less like student high-jinks and more like the work of a terrifying serial killer…

Reviews of A Dark So Deadly

Praise for Stuart MacBride: 'Skilful storytelling … a satisfyingly chunky, compelling thriller' Sunday Mirror 'The new book will be catnip to MacBride admirers: brutal, unsparing and plotted with the kind of assurance that is a sine qua non for this writer' Barry Forshaw, Independent 'Another riveting page-turner … emotional and affecting.' Independent on Sunday 'Exciting … a guaranteed bestseller' Literary Review '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 'Another from MacBride's fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. A real page-turner' Sunday Mirror '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 'Skilful storytelling … strong characterisation … both intriguing and engrossing' Laura Wilson, Guardian 'The multiple plots move fast' Independent