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22 Dead Little Bodies and Other Stories

by Stuart MacBride

Series: Logan McRae (9.5)

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A short novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of CLOSE TO THE BONE and A SONG FOR THE DYING, featuring his most popular characters, Acting DI Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel. CID isn't what it used to be... It's a been a bad week for acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae. Every time his unit turns up anything interesting, DCI Steel's Major Investigation Team waltzes in and takes over, leaving CID with all the dull and horrible jobs. Like dealing with Mrs Black - who hates her neighbour, the police, and everyone else. Or identifying the homeless man who drank himself to death behind some bins. Or tracking down the wife and kids of someone who's just committed suicide. But when the dead bodies start turning up, one thing's certain - Logan's week is about to get a whole lot worse...… (more)
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'Twas good. I was surprised at how integrated it was into the ongoing storyline. That is all. ( )
  allan.nail | Jul 11, 2021 |
Good short stories although not as satisfying as the full length novels. Slightly more humour in these than the longer length ones. I you like Stuart McBride's D.I.Steele then these are worth a read. ( )
  scot2 | Jun 9, 2018 |
Short novel starring Logan McRae and Roberta Steel.

One thing that Stuart MacBride does very well is tying up loose ends with regards to the mysteries and leave you hanging with the characters (all of them!), wondering what will happen next. Looking forward to the next one! ( )
  ssimon2000 | May 7, 2018 |
"The Espace pulled forward up the ramp, apparently unaware that they had nearly had an extra three passengers in the back seat, complete with patrol car."

I read this in two sittings (over two days).

Great fiction it's not, but:

- I've never read any of the others in the series, and had no trouble with the characters or any pre-events (there's one bit that seems a little out of character so now I want to read the earlier books to make sense of it!)

- It was definitely gripping and I plowed through the pages

- It's got a very strong sense of setting in Aberdeen - a great mix of accents, local landmarks, the mix of suburbia and a seedier underbelly

- Both McRae and Steel are well-developed characters (Steel felt somewhat caricatured) and minor characters are left to be just that.

Good fun. ( )
  readingwithtea | May 20, 2015 |
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A short novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of CLOSE TO THE BONE and A SONG FOR THE DYING, featuring his most popular characters, Acting DI Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel. CID isn't what it used to be... It's a been a bad week for acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae. Every time his unit turns up anything interesting, DCI Steel's Major Investigation Team waltzes in and takes over, leaving CID with all the dull and horrible jobs. Like dealing with Mrs Black - who hates her neighbour, the police, and everyone else. Or identifying the homeless man who drank himself to death behind some bins. Or tracking down the wife and kids of someone who's just committed suicide. But when the dead bodies start turning up, one thing's certain - Logan's week is about to get a whole lot worse...

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