All That's Dead: The new Logan McRae crime thriller from the No.1 bestselling author (Logan McRae, Book 12)

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This is an intense tale addressing how bitter politics and zealotry can lead to violence when beliefs are glorified beyond human life.

It is bizarre that it seems to be an acceptable form of racism when in reality it is just old-fashioned Scottish bigotry. A clipped voice came from a room off to one side, as if every word was being throttled to stop it screaming, emphasising the Highland burr. It should be a simple job but DI King is investigating the disappearance of staunch and combative anti independence campaigner Professor Nicholas Wilson. I could vividly imagine the scenes only from his descriptions and I really enjoyed his hilarious metaphors. Barry Forshaw, writing in the " Financial Times", commented on the Scottish Independence theme on the book and stated ".Logan McRae is tasked with keeping an eye on the investigating Detective King and this puts him smack-bang in the middle of it all.

Sometimes those strong threads of brutality and banter can make it easy to overlook that he's also got a great touch for character and character relationships in his storytelling, and bringing the setting and some relevant social issues to life.We flip between the police investigation, Logan dealing with being back on the job and his lasting effects from his injuries and the bad guy. The high-profile anti-independence campaigner, Professor Wilson, has gone missing, leaving nothing but bloodstains behind. There is so much going on in this book that I will just say this: This book is great from the beginning until the end.

MacBride's publishing deal was secured with the writing of Halfhead, however the publishers were more interested in Cold Granite, concerning DS Logan MacRae. Sharper editing would have vastly improved my reading experience that even Roberta Steel's vicious wit couldn't salvage!

There is a lot of good old fashioned police work as well as interesting forensic details and an entertaining young policeman who knows his way around computers. But when a second man vanishes in similar circumstances, the media turns its merciless gaze on him, and he has no choice.

I would like to thank both Net Galley and Harper Collins for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. Some of the Alt Nat members are certainly not averse to using extreme violence against those who’s views differ from theirs. He's given a nice, simple case to ease him back into the world of work, only it turns out to be anything but.But I did still enjoy it immensely and if Stuart MacBride decides to carry on with this series, I’ll still be every bit as excited as I used to be.