Close to the Bone (novel)

Close to the Bone
Author Stuart MacBride
Country Scotland
Language English
Series Detective Sergeant Logan 'Lazarus' McRae
Genre Detective fiction
Publisher Orion
Publication date
2013
Media type Print
Pages 511
ISBN 978-0-00-734426-0
Preceded by Shatter the Bones
Followed by The Missing and the Dead

Close to the Bone is the eighth[1] instalment in the bestselling Detective Sergeant McRae series of crime novels from Stuart MacBride.

Plot

Logan McRae is still living in a caravan, his girlfriend, Samantha, is still unresponsive and someone is leaving bones on his doorstep. Besides all this he has to cope with Detective Inspector Steel, a string of assaults and someone who is going around and Necklacing[2] people. More murders follow and the filming of a novel about witchcraft seems to be inspiring the Necklacing murders. This leads to a confrontation with McRae's erstwhile boss, Steven Insch, ex DI from Grampian Police, who is now on the production team for the film.[3][4]

References

  1. "Close to the Bone". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. Prestridge, David (12 February 2013). "Close to the Bone". Crime Fiction Lover. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "Close to the Bone". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. "Close to the Bone". Kirkus. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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