In a Place of Darkness

This thrilling Scottish crime novel is the 6th volume of the "Oldcastle" series, from the formidable author Stuart MacBride. At the beginning of the book you'll find a tribute to Gordon Ferguson-Reid. Storytelling is excellent, the atmosphere and landscape in and around Oldcastle are wonderfully descr......more

It’s DC Angus MacVicar’s first day and he’s as keen as mustard in his shiny Asda suit. He’s landed his dream job with Oldcastle’s murder squad currently underway with an enormous and shocking enquiry known as Operation Telegram, led by DCI Monroe. They are hunting a sadistic perpetrator known as The......more

We’re back in Oldcastle, the Serial-Killer Capital of Europe, with Stuart MacBride, and a new team: D.C. Angus MacVicar (the main protagonist), and Dr. Jonathan Fife (an American forensic psychologist temporarily assigned to the Oldcastle team) They are after The Fortnight Killer—someone who attack......more

Stuart MacBride is a gifted storyteller. This 500 plus page book is a roller coaster of fun, action and bloody and dismembered bodies everywhere…fun! This story has many similarities with The Dead of Winter, a very nice Constable who is also a gullible man is paired with the most annoying and incons......more

Yes. Yes. Yes Finally, back to his best. I've read every book by MacBride, but I confess the last few have been a battle. This, however, was back up in the top tier of crime books Writing with his dark humour style and creating a story that had me on the edge of my seat throughout. This book had fanta......more