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  • Logan McRae, Book 2
  • By: Stuart MacBride
  • Narrated by: John Sessions
  • Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (203 ratings)
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Dying Light

By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: John Sessions
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Summary

Shortlisted for Theaksons Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year, 2008.

It starts with a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death down by the docks, in the heart of Aberdeen's red light district. For DS Logan MacRae it's a bad start to another bad day. Only a few short months ago, he was the golden boy of Grampian police. But one botched raid later, he's palmed off on a DI everyone knows is a jinx, waiting for the axe to fall with all the other rejects in the "Screw-up Squad".

Logan's not going to take it lying down. He's determined to escape DI Steel and her unconventional methods, and the best way to do that is to crack the case in double-quick time. But Rosie Williams won't be the only one making an unscheduled trip to the morgue. Across the city six people are burning to death in a petrol-soaked squat, the doors and windows screwed shut from the outside. And despite Logan's best efforts, it's not long before another prostitute turns up on the slab.

Stuart MacBride's characteristic grittiness, gallows humour and lively characterisation are on full display here, confirming his status as the rising star of crime fiction.

©2006 Stuart MacBride (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK

Critic reviews

"The story is violent and bloody; some of the crimes are vicious, and MacBride doesn't hold back on the details. But there is plenty of dark humour, and a warmth to the portrayal of the police officers which lightens an otherwise grim tale by this very talented writer." ( Sunday Telegraph)

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Great story from the Granite City!

I am really enjoying this series of books. The characters are great and I love that they are set in the granite city....not far from home. Lots going on in the stories and I am ready for the next one!

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Dreadful narration

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love the story but will probably read the book again rather than listen

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of John Sessions?

Steve Worsley or Stuart himself, narration was terrible

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would love an unabridged version read by Steve Worsley

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Amazing!!!!

This is the authors second book I have downloaded and he has amazed me again with his fallow sense humour. I love the charectors they are so believable and you do end up caring about macea and what happens to him in and out of work I do hop audible bring all the novels so fans of macbride can read at lesuire,. The narration was great loved all the voices!

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Consistently Superb! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Absolutely love this series. I recommend it to everybody!
Gritty yet amusing. The narrator makes it.

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2nd book in the series

this is the second book in the series I have listen to and like the first it was a good story well tead

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Brilliant

Another winning storyline, well written and narrated as usual, keeping your attention all the way through, with twists when you least expect them, look forward to more of the same

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Gritty crime at its grungy best

Great story and brilliant narration with wonderful dialogue laugh out loud filthy black humour so well worth a read. The only negative - I would have loved a full unabridged version.

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Another fabulous story

Loved this book, full of twists and turns not forgetting the ‘bust out laughing’ one liners we have come to expect from the familiar characters. Wonderful story expertly narrated as usual by John Sessions.
Thank you Stuart MacBride *****

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