Dying Light (Logan McRae, Book 2)

The second crime thriller in the No.1 bestselling Logan McRae series from Stuart MacBride. Even the darkest crimes will come to light... 'Stuart MacBride is a damned fine writer' Peter James Crime never sleeps. Down by the docks, in the dead of night, a woman is hunted down and killed. For DS Logan McRae, it's just the beginning of another nightmare. Neither does this killer. As the day dawns and the body count rises, Logan realises that this isn't just an isolated murder. It's far more disturbing than that.A killer is on the loose and wreaking havoc – and Logan is running out of time to stop them. And the clock is ticking . . . Detective Sergeant Logan MacRae has been bumped to the "Screw-up Squad," a team made up of the most worthless or inexperienced members of the homicide department, and Logan will do anything to prove he doesn't belong there. Including working overtime on two baffling cases: the murder by arson of six people, and the beating to death of a prostitute down by the docks, not a high priority compared to the fire. At least not until another prostitute ends up dead. Although both cases seem simple on the surface--turns out the fire's victims are part of a drug dealer's inner circle, and what fate is to be expected for working girls in Aberdeen's red-light district?--in Stuart MacBride's hands, what's going on in this rainy Scottish city is bound to be much more complicated than it appears.--From publisher description The Number One bestselling detective series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride continues in this second crime thriller. It's summertime in Scotland: the sun is shining, the sky is blue and people are dying... It's summertime in the Granite City: the sun is shining, the sky is blue and people are dying... It starts with Rosie Williams, a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death down by the docks ? the heart of Aberdeen's red light district. For DS Logan McRae it's a bad start to another bad day. Rosie won't be the only one making an unscheduled trip to the morgue. Across the city six people are burning to death in a petrol-soaked squat, the doors and windows screwed shut from the outside. And despite Logan's best efforts, it's not long before another prostitute turns up on the slab.. Overview: Stuart MacBride was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, moving with his family to Aberdeen at two years of age. From web design into writing was obviously an easy step. Stuart MacBride now lives in the northeastern section of Scotland (back in Aberdeen)with his wife Fiona - where he grows potatoes when he's not writing.