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Birthdays for the Dead
- Narrated by: Ian Hanmore
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
The gritty new standalone crime novel from the No. 1 best-selling author of Shatter the Bones and Dark Blood
Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret…
Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her 13th birthday. A year later the first card arrived: homemade, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front – Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last. The tabloids call him The Birthday Boy. He’s been snatching girls for 12 years, always in the run-up to their 13th birthday, sending the families his homemade cards showing their daughters being slowly tortured to death. But Ash hasn’t told anyone about Rebecca’s birthday cards – they all think she’s just run away from home – because if anyone finds out, he’ll be taken off the investigation. And he’s sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter’s killer gets what he deserves…
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Simon
- 08-02-12
Violent
Read and enjoyed all the Logan McRae books and looked forward to listening to this. But to my mind it revelled in its violence to a distasteful degree. Sorry that Macbride has decided to join the ranks of the increasingly tired serial killer aficionados.
That being said, well written, well read.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Clive
- 10-05-12
Falls a bit short
I have enjoyed the other books by Stuart MacBride and was expecting more of the same in this one. Unfortunately, it didn't quite do it for me. I found the storyline a bit manic and over the top and I couldn't really accept the credibility of the main character.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Colin
- 08-02-19
Brutal Thriller
Rather too much red meat for my taste, but a strong story line well read as always by Ian Hanmore. It was difficult to empathise with the main character who was vicious and to be honest at times stupid. Is there really so much corruption in the Scottish Police force? At times it was hard to distinguish between the police and the villains. However, it kept my interest until the end. Lots of strong characters and a few weird ones on both sides of the law. Not sure if it is the right thing to say that that it was a good read as the subject matter was beyond grisly and also disturbing, but certainly well written and well paced. For those who like their steak rare, I would say it is an excellent book.
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- Northernrose
- 12-05-16
Gripping
Gripping story line, and great characterisation.
Reader is excellent - could listen to him for hours.
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- David S.
- 24-02-22
Stunning Storytelling in
Another hard crime masterclass from MacBride. Compelling listening throughout. Great characterisation and it just gets better as you go on.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Debs
- 13-04-13
Dark stuff
I am a fan of MacBride and was expecting a dark, gritty, violent and blackly humorous tale. Birthdays For The Dead lived up to all my expectations. It was pacey and the characters interesting. The plot was full of twists and turns, though credibility was stretched at times. The narration was excellent. Overall, not a story for the faint hearted!
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- Flint McC
- 09-08-20
Not believable
This was not one of Stuart McBride's better efforts.I found there were too manhy characters and the things the main chara ter did should have had him jailed.Not believable.
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- Impy
- 12-10-15
Brilliant
Loved it from beginning to end, sat in my car listening to it could not bear to stop. Miss it and you miss a great book, from story, narrator, intrigue and humour.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- robert
- 25-11-19
MacBride at his scintillating best.
This book brings to life a true MacBride character in all his earthy desolate desperation. Ash is a gritty bitter cop, he is desperate to do the right thing, but has to fight bitter inner demons that are too strong. You feel his turmoil through Macbride's evocative writing, he has the ability to bring poetic prose to the violent, "blood splattered out making a peacocks tail".
Ian Hanmore is a brilliant narrator who brings the inner turmoil of Ash to life, he inhabits the character of 'Ash' in all his gut wrenching desolation.
Brilliant!
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- S. Terry
- 06-09-21
Love this author.
Great story. Lots to keep your interest and eager for next in series. Can't wait.
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