Out of all the books in the Logan McRae series, I find the seventh book, Shatter The Bones (2011), very hard going and depressing in terms of the swearing and the subject matter but MacBride can write, oh yes, he is a fine writer. It is ironic that this is probably his best work so far and yet I cannot wash the outpouring of vitriol from my ears. Seriously, his writing has logical organization and direction, consistency, intelligence and a mish-mash kind of humour which does not make you want to laugh all the time. I highly recommend the Logan McRae series to all and sundry but be warned.
Paperback blurb: Aberdeen's own mother-daughter singing sensation are through to the semi-finals of TV smash-hit Britain's Next Big Star. But their reality-TV dream has turned into a real-life nightmare.
The ransom demand appears in all the papers, on the TV, and the internet, telling the nation to dig deep if they want to keep Alison and Jenny alive.
Time is running out, but DS Logan McRae and his colleagues have nothing to go on: the kidnappers haven't left a single piece of forensic evidence and there are no witnesses.
It looks as if the price of fame just got a lot higher...
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Rating: 3/5
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