The Dead of Winter

Snow has fallen, snow and snow in this deadly Winters Tale. The ensuing gritty violent story all starts when DI Victoria Elizabeth Montgomery – Porter AKA “Bigtoria“ (top tip, don’t call her that to her face if you want your bits to remain intact) and DC Edward Reekie collect ageing con Mark Bishop......more

**Read 3.5 STARS!** This standalone crime novel is another offering from the formidable Scottish author, Stuart MacBride. At the beginning of the book you'll find a short tribute to Victoria Wood, a British comedian of a very high standard. Storytelling is wonderful, the wintry atmosphere and landscape......more

Marky Bishop is dying. That's why they've given him a compassionate early release, only where a career criminal like him go to spend his final months. From the outside, Glenfarach looks like a quaint. sleepy, snow-dusted village, nestled in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, but things aren'......more

About three years ago I discovered Stuart MacBride’s Logan McRae novels, and devoured the entire 12-novel series within a year. Since then, I’ve read his Ash Henderson series and several standalone books. MacBride has become one of my favourite authors. I read THE DEAD OF WINTER in two days, but it h......more

I am very familiar with Stuart MacBride’s writing and used to the mixture of interesting characters, twisty plots and zany dialogue so I was really looking forward to his latest offering, This was a novel that the more I read the more I enjoyed it. The characters grew as the story developed and beca......more