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Dark Blood
- Narrated by: Stuart MacBride
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
READ BY THE AUTHOR HIMSELF! Stuart MacBride who read his previous book for HarperAudio ‘Blind Eye’ was a complete success and we have no doubt that this will be another triumph by MacBride. With his ability to set the scene and goings on of Detective Sergeant Logan McRae this is a must have audiobook.
Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn’t he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, in the past he was a violent rapist, but he’s seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle behind him and make a new start.
Or so he says.
Detective Sergeant Logan McRae isn’t exactly thrilled to be part of the team helping Knox settle into his new Aberdeen home. He’s even less thrilled to be stuck with DSI Danby from Northumbria Police – the man who put Knox behind bars for ten years – supposedly here to ‘keep an eye on things’.
Only things are about to go very, very wrong.
Edinburgh gangster Malk the Knife wants a slice of the development boom Donald Trump’s golf course is bringing to the Granite City, whether local crime lord Wee Hamish Mowat likes it or not. Three heavies from Newcastle want a ‘quiet word’ with DSI Danby about a missing mob accountant. And Richard Knox’s dark past isn’t done with him yet…
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- Jill Child
- 16-01-11
Gripping, gruesome, crude, rude and great!
Stuart MacBride is a new author for me, and I thought I would give this book a go after reading the reviews. I was a little wary because in my opinion books read by the author are not always a great success.
I needn't have worried, the plot kept me gripped all the way through its many twists and turns. The language is gritty and graphic, whether describing violence or people's appearance - descriptions such as someone looking like a 'happy potato' or like a partially shaved rat with a receding hairline 'probably trying to get away from his face' made me laugh out loud. The terse and elliptical Aberdonian conversation is in places hilarious (I lived in NE Scotland for many years, so it was a pure pleasure to be reminded of it)
I loved, just loved the narration by MacBride. Great accents, all except for his Estuary English (shades of early Michael Caine), but the vigour and variation in the reading more than makes up for this.
If you like detective stories that are well-plotted and don't blench at the f-word or the odd nipple twist then this book is highly recommended!
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-07-18
Good fun
Loved this story! Had a bit of everything in here, comedy, tragedy, romance and who done it .
I love the interactions with Lars and Steel, she’s very funny. Will be reading the rest of the series.
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- Jamie
- 05-06-10
The best audiobook in a long time
Exceptionally funny with warm rich characters. There is some 'colourful' language but it adds some contrast to what can sometimes be quite dark subject matter. Stuart MacBride turns toilet humour into an art form with enough ?pull my finger? and tampon related gags to keep the average 14 (or 38) year old lad amused for a year.
The author is also a very talented narrator with the ability to create almost tangible characters. I would say that his Geordie needs a bit of work though.
Can't wait for book 7.
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- Josephine Murray-Smith
- 16-04-11
Such a good series of books
This is the second McBride audio book I have listened to after reading some of his books in paperback. I love them. They twist and turn like the best of Taggart and his narrative is just right. If you know Aberdeen I think it makes them even better, I would recomend it to anyone who likes a good british detective story.
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- Liz Young
- 15-10-19
Brilliant all round!
I absolutely love the was Stuart brings his books to life with his narrative performance. The best all round audiobooks available-thank you!
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- S
- 05-02-14
gritty crude and rude but clever
struggled a bit with the unfamiliar names and dialect but didnt spoil enjoyment ,
went on an an interesting journey with this book
enjoyed
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- Kev L
- 04-09-16
Brilliant
Great characters, especially DI steel who never fails to crack me up. My favourite crime author and very well read by Stuart too. If you haven't tried the Logan Mccrae series,, do so as I very highly recommend..
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- Compass
- 01-04-22
Not my favourite.
There was a lot of strife and people being unnecessarily nasty to each other. Maybe that’s true to life, but I didn’t enjoy it.
As always it was an exciting listen, so others will probably enjoy the book.
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- Susan M McMillan
- 09-04-11
Awesome!
A friend put me onto Stuart MacBride a few weeks aqo, since then I have either downloaded or borrowed from the local libraries all his other novels.
None of them have been a let down. Just the right amount of suspense, with a bit of gore thrown in, a smattering of sex and lots of laughs.
Dark blood had me on the edge of my seat, and rolling on the floor laughing. Some of the lines are classic. The 'Beware of the lesbian' speech will keep me giggling for a long time.
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- Sadie
- 24-01-21
Brilliant
Great narration from Stuart MacBride. Love this series, great characters the banter between Logan McRae and DI Roberta Steel is priceless.
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