The Logan McRae books are an absolute joy to read and this one is no exception, when Logan and his associates investigate the disappearance of an academic known for his pro English views it soon becomes apparent that a pro Scottish terrorist group are behind his kidnapping and possible murder. When other murders and disappearances are linked, the team set out to find them. As is always the case with this team, nothing ever runs smoothly and the individual characters (especially Sgt Steel who I think is brilliant) interact with each other and make this the excellent book it is. It's a joy to read and raises a smile as well as it being a really good detective novel. I hope someone makes a TV series of these books - Susan Calman as Steel would be brilliant!

I enjoyed the political commentary and the jokey banter, but it's hard to avoid the formulaic and familiar in a police procedural, and even harder to stand out in such a crowded market. Enjoyable for sure, just a bit samey...

I love the Logan McRae series by Stuart Macbride. Logan is working in Professional Standards but gets pulled in to a case with all the usual team. Great stuff. 5 stars

My favourite thing about this series is that you can read it in any order and it still makes sense.

The characters are fun to read, clever and all have their own unique personalities, and the the plot keep you reading until the last page.

I have loved all of Macbride's books but this one was too political for me. I don't get the Scots hate English and vice versa as I've not come across this in England or when I've been to Scotland. I am just not into politics. For me its not as good as his others.

Have loved all of the Logan McRae books up to this point however this one was a little bit too political for my liking

Thanks to HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
#AllThatsDead #NetGalley

Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae novels are rapidly becoming classics of crime fiction. 'All That's Dead' is a more than worthy addition to this enduring series. Where MacBride differs to other authors of this genre, and much to his credit, is his uncanny ability to meld tragedy and comedy, light with shade, black with white. There is a fair amount of darkness in these books. Gruesome bloody murders, even, but there is always a dash of riotous humour that make these books such a unique and rewarding reading experience. Utterly compelling, too, I hasten to add. Well, the gang are back. Roberta is still as hilariously vile as ever, and Logan is his usual neurotic self. Always complementing the wonderful characterisation of MacBride's main protagonists, are the vivid contemporary social realism of his plots. 'All That's Dead' is refracted through the lens of polarised debates over Scottish Independence. Recast as both tongue-in-cheek and something eminently darker, which we should expect when nationalism rears its sometimes ugly head, this book displays all the nuances of contemporary issues that are the hallmarks of MacBride's writing. Of course, not everything is as it seems, and it is up to the reader to distinguish truth from falsehood and the thin veneer of civility from the dark heart of a killer. Red-herrings and twists abound with MacBride-esque verve, building with intensity to the final, eminently satisfying denouement. I loved every page of this brilliant crime thriller and cannot wait for the 13th addition of the series. More please Mr McBride!

Having read, and thoroughly enjoyed every single Logan McRae book, this one disappointed me. The reason it disappointed me was due to the silly unnecessary jokey comments and jibes in the book. The previous 11 books were not written like this. I expect the odd witty comment from Steel but this book just contained too many of them to make it enjoyable. I mean, I did read it because its Logan McRae but I didn't enjoy it as much as the others.

5 Stars from me!

This is book 12 in the Logan 'Laz' McRae series so don't be a numpty - go back and start with book 1, Cold Granite.

Once you've done that and read your way up through all of the books in the series, then, and only then, will you be worthy of appreciating book 12 - All That's Dead.

This book - this work of genius - is stuffed full of cleverness and cuttingly witty observations. 

In All That's Dead we follow Inspector Logan McRae - who is presently fulfilling a role working for Professional Standards (a version of AC12, think 'Line of Duty') and is essentially only involved in the case because he is monitoring DI Frank King who is successfully hitting self destruct.

As well as a great storyline, we get treated to some exceptional throwaway comedic moments between Steel, McRae and Tufty and somehow among all the gore, horror and swearing there is a very tangible human side to all involved.

Pure brilliance - go buy it!

Synopsis: Darkness is coming…

Inspector Logan McRae was looking forward to a nice simple case – something to ease him back into work after a year off on the sick. But the powers-that-be have other ideas…

The high-profile anti-independence campaigner, Professor Wilson, has gone missing, leaving nothing but bloodstains behind. There’s a war brewing between the factions for and against Scottish Nationalism. Infighting in the police ranks. And it’s all playing out in the merciless glare of the media. Logan’s superiors want results, and they want them now.

Someone out there is trying to make a point, and they’re making it in blood. If Logan can’t stop them, it won’t just be his career that dies.

I've been holding my breath waiting for this book and I wasn't disappointed. The storyline isn't the most exciting one he has ever written but that doesn't matter as it is his characterisation that makes me read his work again and again. Logan, Rennie, Tufty and of course the indomitable Roberta are so vivid they feel like old friends. I can see Roberta with a hangover and a bacon butty and I know how it feels to listen to Tufty waffling on and on about irrelevancies. Little things like Logan's various ringtones and Roberta's descriptions of the senior officers really make them come alive. As long as the author keeps writing about these fantastic characters I will keep reading and loving his books.

A wonderful thriller featuring well-written characters. There are plenty of twists in the plot and although there are some sub-stories about the characters personal lives, they serve to enhance each character rather than detract from the main story giving it a well-rounded feel.

There is a very current political theme that is integral to the plot which echos very closely our current climate of Brexit and calls for a further independence referendum for Scotland. This helps the novel feel very current and believable.

This is one of a series of novels featuring the main character Logan McRae. It works perfectly well as a standalone story and does not rely on you being familiar with the characters or previous novels.

There are a number of places where Scottish words are used so I had to pause occasionally to confirm what a word meant but the context was usually sufficient that such checks were infrequent.

Highly recommended.

This is the first book I have read by Stuart MacBride and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. If I found any fault at all then it is all mine as reading a book in the middle of a series I missed what had happened to Logan McRae in the previous book so I was trying to read between the lines why he had been on the sick for a year. The storyline is excellent given Brexit and the pro independence marches going on at present in Scotland. There were a lot of characters to keep up with from Police Scotland, the victims and others that were scattered throughout and again had I read more of Stuart's books I might have recognised them easier especially with all the nicknames being used.

This is already the 12th book in the Logan McRae series, and wow, do they just get better and better. I just love Logan's dry wit, and his special type of relationship with his baby-mamma DI Steel. The way the two of them speak to one another makes me giggle where I shouldn't really be doing it....
This book deals with the disappearance of a high profile professor, who loves to make people hate him. What happened to him.... this makes for a very good read, dark and thrilling until the very end.
Recommended.

Another fantastic installment in the Logan Mcrae series, Stuart Macbride is constantly on my recommendation list to my customers and never fails to disappoint.

An enjoyable read..

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

All That’s Dead got me thinking. I follow the daily news cycle on Radio 4 religiously and have done for decades, had I missed something? Stuart MacBride presents us with the idea of a very nasty Scottish nationalist following, with various fringe elements coalescing into terrorist groups wreaking vengeance on any traitor to the cause.

It isn’t until you read the tongue in cheek investigation by Scotland’s finest you realise the whole story lacks any sense of credibility, or does it? Now, that would be worrying!

Strap yourself in for a highly amusing detective thriller roller coaster ride that even my Kindle’s dictionary failed to decipher in its entirety. Perhaps there should be a translated version for those south of the Scottish border?

I love reading MacBride books. I have missed one or two along the way, but hope to fill in the gaps sometime. I did enjoy this, but perhaps not quit as much as some of his others. I did feel that the story was particularly brutal and really rather unnecessary. The humour was not quite hitting the spot either. Perhaps it is time to retire Logan and Steel.
However it was a worthy read and certainly one for MacBride fans. I was interested to re-read Cold Granite as a comparison and have to say I enjoyed that more.

Fabulous as always. Witty, well-written full of suspense. Great characters, suspense plenty of twists and turns.

A brutal thriller with a laugh out loud wicked sense of humour. Logan McRae returns in his 14th outing in this police series.

I didn’t enjoy this book nearly as much as I have enjoyed some of the others featuring Logan McRae and his various side kicks. I didn’t like the political content which dominated the story. The banter between colleagues on the police force continues to engage and amuse but it wasn’t enough for me to be fully absorbed.