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| Author | Stuart MacBride |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Logan 'Lazarus' McRae |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Orion |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | Scotland |
| Media type | |
| 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 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 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, David Insch, ex DI from Grampian Police, who is now on the production team for the film.
References
- "Close to the Bone". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- Prestridge, David (12 February 2013). "Close to the Bone". Crime Fiction Lover. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "Close to the Bone". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "Close to the Bone". Kirkus. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
| Works by Stuart MacBride | |
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| The Logan 'Lazarus' McRae novels | |
| The Oldcastle novels |
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| Other novels | |
| Short stories |
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