This is how it all begins. A mother, looking for her child who has wandered too close to the unstable cliff walk during a wild storm, watches in horror as part of the cliff gives way, destroying a ship that was in distress below. The she sees what was buried in
the partially sheared off cliff. Bones. Human bones. And lots of them.

Ash Henderson and Dr. Alice McDonald are sent to help in the investigation. This is difficult for two reasons. The first is that the house above the exposed bones is about to crash off the cliff. Ash and Alice manage to find evidence of the horrors that happened in that house but they are nearly killed while doing so. The second reason is that they have to leave the case they have been working on. Three young boys have disappeared and their tortured bodies found days later. There are two serial killers on the loose and Ash and Alice need to find both before more victims are discovered.

Fast paced, violent, suspenseful, full of interesting, well-drawn characters, The Coffinmaker’s Garden is impossible to put down. It may be part of a series but it reads as a standalone thriller. There are enough references to past events to make you want to go back to the first Ash Henderson mystery. It’s Birthdays for the Dead. Stuart MacBride is a writer at the top of his game and this is a 5 star read!

Thank toy to NetGalley, HarperCollins UK and Stuart MacBride for this ARC.

As a storm hits the coast of Scotland, it exposes what lays beneath a very vulnerable house - the kill room of a serial killer, a man who has spent over fifty years abducting and torturing people who seemingly just vanished into thin air. With his house on the brink of falling into the sea, he has almost committed the perfect crime - until it is brought to the attention of ex-DI Ash Henderson.

At the same time, children begin to disappear and are then found strangled, with no apparent rhyme or reason to the choices, only that the offender is escalating and must be stopped.

This is a good book, but the first half is quite dense. Once it picks up, it becomes very enjoyable - especially given we know who the Coffinmaker is, but not who is abducting the children. I believe this is not the first Ash Henderson novel, so it may just be that there is more to gain from being familiar with the characters already though!

What a fantastic series this is by Stuart MacBride. Filled with dark humour, excellent characterisation and a brilliant plot. There is violence and a dark subject matter but touches of humour and a creative piece of writing make this an easy 5* from me. I would highly recommend reading this series featuring ex cop, Ash Henderson. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

Another irreverent page turner from the pen of Stuart MacBride, featuring once more the dastardly, engaging Ash Henderson and a gang of misfits with two killers to catch.

You'll spend your reading time snorting with laughter at totally inappropriate stuff, whilst addictively turning the pages to get to the next hugely compelling plot development. Ironic, sarcastic and utterly authentic The Coffinmakers Garden has a serial killer like no other and a case that will test Ash to his admittedly very touch limits.

Highly Recommended.

It is always exciting to find a new author that you love reading with a sweetie jar of books to pick from. I am already a fan of Val McDermid and Robert Galbraith’s writing which has a similar vibe. The Coffinmaker’s Garden was a thrilling read which kept me turning the pages. The right amount of mystery and gory details with engaging characters. I love it.

Wow! This book is amazing. Totally had me gripped from start to finish and it was so fast paced that it was exhausting - but in a really good way. Love the characters in this series and can't wait to find out what happens next. Brilliant writing all the way through. Loved it.

Great writing, great characters and a great storyline. Time to clear your schedule for the afternoon, coffee pot on and phone turned off - you won’t want to put this one down.

A creepy crime thriller. On a stormy night, consulting ex-DI Ash Henderson is called to an abandoned house teetering on a Scottish cliff edge due to erosion, when human remains are discovered. But before they can be examined the house falls into the sea. Quick-thinking Ash manages to recover some trophy photos and is soon on the trail of a serial -killer. A dark plot sprinkled with MacBride's humour.

The Coffinmakers Garden by Stuart MacBride

This is the first Stuart MacBride book I've read , Can you say you found it gruesome and gory but also amusing ? Never read a book that had all that before ! I think I enjoyed it , it was certainly very different from the usual crime novels I've read before..
As I was reading this I realised that it was part of a series and I had jumped in after a few before this one . I will certainly go back and start at the beginning
I enjoyed the main characters Ash Henderson ,, DS Rosalind Franklin and Dr Alice McDonald and thought they made a great team.
All in all , a good gripping read.