Now We Are Dead

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Now We Are Dead
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Author Stuart MacBride
LanguageEnglish
Series Logan 'Lazarus' McRae
GenreCrime fiction
Set inAberdeen
PublisherHarperCollins
Published in English
November 2017
Pages380
ISBN 978-0-00-825708-8
Preceded by In the Cold Dark Ground  
Followed by The Blood Road  

Now We Are Dead is a spinoff novel from the bestselling Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride. The novel features some of the usual characters from the series but McRae's character appears in only two scenes with the story revolving around Roberta Steel. The novel has been described as being "lighter" and "more fun than the violence and misery of MacBride's blacker thrillers". [1]

Contents

Plot

Detective Sergeant Roberta Steel has been recently demoted from detective chief inspector on account of her planting evidence of child abuse on the computer of a suspected rapist (Jack Wallace), and as a result, he was freed from his sentence. [2] The story involves Steel and Detective Constable 'Tufty' Quirrel tackling shoplifting crimes in Aberdeen whilst she is still stalking Wallace and accusing him of a series of rapes. Towards the end of the novel, it is revealed that Wallace was guilty of some of the rapes as he was working in a team of three. [3] [4]

Notes

References

  1. Berlin, Marcel (25 November 2017). "I spy classic Le Carré: The veteran author stars amid the year's thrillers and chillers, says Marcel Berlins Crime fiction". The Times. ProQuest   1968066073.
  2. Fairbairn, Louise (30 November 2017). "Book review: Now We Are Dead, by Stuart MacBride". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. "Now We Are Dead by Stuart MacBride: Undiscovered Scotland Book Review". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.ukco.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. Sheridan, Doreen (26 January 2018). "Review: Now We Are Dead by Stuart MacBride". criminalelement.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Now We Are Dead". books.telegraph.co.uk. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. "Now We are Dead by Stuart MacBride". For winter nights - A bookish blog. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. Kerridge, Jake (11 November 2017). "Specialist subject: Pooh, the dark side: CRIME FICTIONA A Milne inspired a Celebrity Mastermind winner's latest thriller". The Telegraph. ProQuest   1962609567.