He takes an aspect of Scottish life or the criminal world and exaggerates it madly, and I always hope that no one outside Scotland thinks our country or our police force are actually like this. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Now let me say straight out the book is filled with a lot of political stuff from different angles, online stuff, the peoples views, zenophobia, hate and they all go hand in hand. Summary: Logan 'Lazarus' McRae is back at work in Professional Standards after a year off after he was stabbed. It should be a simple job but DI King is investigating the disappearance of staunch and combative anti independence campaigner Professor Nicholas Wilson.

However, a journalist is threatening to make a huge splash of revelations regarding King and Logan is set on initially to determine the veracity of the accusations and to assist in the case. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The smoky tang of whisky catches in his nostrils as they step in close, their breath warm against his cheek. Every time I review a Stuart Macbride novel I have a terrible time because honestly all I want to do is dance the awesome book dance.Inspector Logan McRae is looking forward to a nice simple case – something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. Personally I could swing for Tufty, who annoys the hell out of me, but I've got to admit that I laughed a lot as I read and listened. I could have been performing my earth-shattering rendition of 'Three Blind Mice' at the Albert Hall by now!

The book gets going in the second half and does become more exciting but the plot becomes increasingly far-fetched. Media interest in the Professor is high, the pressure from their superior officers unrelenting as they want results - preferably yesterday! However when I was sent this one for review, I was happy to revisit McRae and the team for the first time in several years to see if the old magic could be revived.

He is a man disliked by everyone who knows him, and has been abducted from his home, leaving behind a heavily blood spattered crime scene. I liked the last chapter which tied up some loose ends and with a heavily pregnant girlfriend, Tara, left the story on a positive note (not sure if the last bit counts as a spoiler? And due to the sensitivity of the allegations made against King, McRae is told to work with him and keep an eye on him.