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Shatter the Bones
- Narrated by: Steve Worsley
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
The new Logan McRae thriller set in gritty Aberdeen, from the bestselling author of Cold Granite and Dark Blood.
'You will raise money for the safe return of Alison and Jenny McGregor. If you raise enough money within fourteen days they will be released. If not, Jenny will be killed. 'Alison and Jenny McGregor – Aberdeen's own mother-daughter singing sensation – are through to the semi-finals of TV smash-hit Britain's Next Big Star. They're in all the gossip magazines, they've got millions of YouTube hits, and everyone loves them.
But their reality-TV dream has turned into a real-life nightmare. The ransom demand appears in all the papers, on the TV, and the internet, telling the nation to dig deep if they want to keep Alison and Jenny alive. The media want action; the public displays of grief and anger are reaching fever-pitch. Time is running out, but DS Logan McRae and his colleagues have nothing to go on: the kidnappers haven't left a single piece of forensic evidence. The investigation is going nowhere.
It looks as if the price of fame just got a lot higher…
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- Amy
- 10-01-11
Another great book from MacBride
I have enjoyed all of MacBride's books and was eagerly awaiting this release. I was not disappointed.
Twists and turns through the book mean that you are left guessing who dunit until the last few pages.
Get it - you wont regret it
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- pandora
- 06-07-23
Very good as usual
I really like the narrator’s voice, brings the book to life. Yes it can be a bit predictable, but aren’t most who done it books.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-12-21
Brilliant as usual !
Loved this book as it throws you straight into the story , great writing , love Logan & Steels character is hilarious! , I did have to rewind 30 seconds the first time the robots voice was used thinking my phone had gone on the blink lol!
Great Author this is a series, highly recommend reading/listening from the start
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- Lynn Stevenson
- 05-04-11
Fast and funny. A great read!
A great, fast paced story with brilliant characters. This is the first book in ages that has made me want to work longer just so I could listen a bit more!
Despite the gore, profanities and sometimes infuriating incompetence of certain characters, this novel is really funny. I especially loved the descriptions of people in the book, and have got some of the insults stored for future use!
The narration was great too. It was really nice to hear a Scottish novel read by a Scottish narrator. I have never read (or listened to) anything by Stuart MacBride before, but I'm now a fan, and am just about to download another of the Logan McRae series!
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- Jan
- 19-08-15
Absolutely brilliant
This is the best Logan McRae book that I have listened to. I cannot fault it. It has credible characters with full, consistent personalities, it's laugh out loud funny, edge of your seat exciting and with totally unexpected plot twists. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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- Seashell
- 19-11-16
Gripping, sad and funny, too.
Have read all his other books and realised I had missed this one, so took it on audiobook.
Absolutely brilliant narrator who brings all the characters to life brilliantly. Lots of laugh out loud lunes amongst the tension and tragedy.
Brilliant thriller and author.
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- chris jackson
- 20-01-18
excellent!! love stuart macBride books can't stop listening. So want Logan to save the day in the end
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- Jane
- 15-05-23
Welcome back Steve, now can carry on the this great series
It’s great to have narrator Steve Worsley back in Shatter the Bones, I have now caught up with the characters lives as unable to listen to the 2 previous books as narrated by the author which didn’t do a great job, I just hope that these will be redone by Steve Worsley who makes the story come to life
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- BlueQuill
- 01-06-14
A hard listen, but worth it.
Would you consider the audio edition of Shatter the Bones to be better than the print version?
In a way, yes. When reading, you put your imagination to how people talk, how their accent sounds. When a books is read out loud to you, particularly by someone who can do all the accents as brilliantly as Steve Worsley, it brings everything alive. For those of you not familiar with the Aberdonian accent, it can be quite strong, so listen carefully.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I've always loved Logan McRae. He's had some tough times with a dodgy love life and a career dogged with incompetent colleagues and senior officers who care more for politics than policing, but he has a heart of gold and a caring nature and always tries to do the right thing.
Which character – as performed by Steve Worsley – was your favourite?
Logan - Steve really seemed to connect with him as a character right down to the bone (no pun intended).
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Absolutely. As with all McBride's books, you are torn this way and that, one minute raging with anger, the next howling with laughter at his dark gallows humour.
Any additional comments?
There were a couple of continuity errors, getting the names / gender wrong, etc, but that didn't detract at all. It is a hard hitting story, and consequently there is a LOT of bad language, so don't say you weren't warned.
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- Diane Whinn
- 04-02-15
Excellent
Still listening at 4am couldn't switch off well read and well written touches of humour just to keep the roller coaster running
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