Close to the Bone

In the gripping eighth installment of Stuart MacBride's acclaimed Logan McRae series, 'Close to the Bone' plunges Detective Sergeant Logan McRae into another chilling Aberdeen case. When a series of brutal and meticulously staged murders begins to surface, each victim seemingly chosen for a dark, unspoken reason, McRae and his team are faced with a killer who is not only ruthlessly efficient but also unsettlingly clever. As they delve deeper, the investigation unearths a tangled web of secrets, betrayals, and long-buried grievances that link the victims in unexpected ways. McRae finds himself navigating the grim realities of human depravity while battling the relentless pressures of a high-profile case and the political machinations within the force. With the body count rising and time running out, Logan must race against the clock to piece together the fragmented clues before the killer strikes again, bringing him dangerously close to the bone of a truth more terrifying than he could have imagined.