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Publication Date: 5 Jan 2009 | Series: Logan McRae (Book 4)

The 4th thriller in the Number One bestselling crime series from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. Panic grips The Granite City as DS Logan McRae heads up a manhunt for ‘The Flesher’ – one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers.

The case was closed. Until the killer walked free…

When an offshore container turns up at Aberdeen Harbour full of human meat, it kicks off the largest manhunt in the Granite City’s history.

Twenty years ago ‘The Flesher’ was butchering people all over the UK – turning victims into oven-ready joints – until Grampian’s finest put him away. But eleven years later he was out on appeal. Now he’s missing and people are dying again.

When members of the original investigation start to disappear, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae realizes the case might not be as clear cut as everyone thinks…

Twenty years of secrets and lies are being dragged into the light. And the only thing that’s certain is Aberdeen will never be the same again.

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The case was closed. Until the killer walked free…

When an offshore container turns up at Aberdeen Harbour full of human meat, it kicks off the largest manhunt in the Granite City’s history.

When members of the original investigation start to disappear, Detective Sergeant Logan McRae realizes the case might not be as clear cut as everyone thinks…

Twenty years of secrets and lies are being dragged into the light. And the only thing that’s certain is Aberdeen will never be the same again.

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Harper (5 Jan 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 000724455X
ISBN-13: 978-0007244553
Product Dimensions: 11 x 17.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (119 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 106,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Those who like their crime thrillers diamond hard (but shot through with macabre humour) need look no further than Stuart MacBride. As Flesh House, his latest, once again proves, he has few equals in this area, and is more than worthy of the ever-growing legion of admirers he is gleaning. His tough protagonist, Logan McRae, is once again negotiating the mean streets of Aberdeen, with violence and threat forever at his elbow. Those who have read Cold Granite, Dying Light and Broken Skin will know what to expect here -- and they’ll be aware that they're not in for a comfortable ride.

The city is in a state of fear. Some 20 years ago, the Grampian police nailed a particularly vicious serial killer known as The Flesher, a monster who had claimed victims throughout the country. But one of those frequent legal appeals which so often release dangerous criminals into the community has freed him, and when a container with human body parts appears at Aberdeen harbour, it looks like the stage is once again set for carnage on a massive scale. DS Logan McRae (along with his less experienced colleague, Chief Constable Mark Faulds from Birmingham -- who was on the original team tracking down The Flesher), finds himself in charge of one of the most ambitious manhunts city has ever seen. And then members of the original team tracking down their serial killer prey (whose real name is Ken Wiseman) begin to disappear -- and more human meat is making grisly appearances. All of this is delivered with the requisite grasp of tension and characterisation that we have come to expect from Stuart MacBride. There are those who will feel he has gone too far in Flesh House in confronting the less savoury aspects of human behaviour, but fans of uncompromising crime writing will be in their element. --Barry Forshaw

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'Stuart MacBride is the most exciting thing to happen to British crime fiction in the last ten years. Flesh House is his fourth book and the best yet … New readers should start here' Northern Echo

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‘Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour; this is crime fiction of the highest order’ Mark Billingham

‘Ferocious and funny, this is Tartan Noir at its best’ Val McDermid

‘MacBride is a damned fine writer – no one does dark and gritty like him’ Peter James

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Gore blimey. 10 May 2008

By Michael Watson TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE

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I said it in my earlier reviews of Stuart MacBride's stories that I didn't fancy living in Aberdeen. If there were any remaining doubts in my mind about such a view, this book dispels them all.

The body count is huge, the pychos on the loose seem to gravitate to Aberdeen and Logan McRae, as ever, brings some relative calm to the investigation - in his own way, of course! DI Steele seems to be assuming more of a role in MacBride's books, probably because DI Insch was always going to burst - one way or another.

As an aside, I thought the inclusion of the pseudo reprints of the local paper were an interesting addition, though I'm a little worried that I thought I'd recognized one of the murderers depicted!!

As before, this is a gripping read; a book which is more convoluted than the earlier ones (and longer, I think). I really enjoyed the development of the characters and, certainly, the author is more confident compared to the first story. Aberdeen in the summer for his next novel? Will we notice? Probably not! But I can hardly wait.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great gore fest of a crime thriller 4 Nov 2010

By Janie U VINE™ VOICE

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This is a crime thriller which follows the investigation of a serial killer who butchers his victims and is very bloody in it's descriptions.
There are a lot of detective/killer novels around, it takes something a bit different to stand out from the crowd and this book seems to.
Every few chapters there is a double page of newspaper cuttings which are interesting to read as background and an igenious way to get information to the reader.
The police characters are, as usual, all flawed but are developed in a very real way which created a great deal of empathy in the reader. Horrible things happen to the police detectives which are in context with the rest of the story and add to the story, making the investigation more personal.
During the middle of the book the story does slow down (the book could do with being shorter) but picks up again as it heads towards the ending. There are a few too many coincidences and I wasn't completely happy with the identity of the killer but it works reasonably well as a novel and it is fiction!!
Overall, this author portrays that the police are real people working in a real world where nothing is obvious and mistakes happen.

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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious dark humour, and gory at the same time! 2 May 2008

By K. Barton

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He did it again!.... An excellent book, and MacBride is certainly becoming one of my favourite authors.

The book makes your stomache churn on one page, and you find yourself in fits of laughter on the next. How does he do it?

If you haven't already read 'Cold Granite' 'A Dying Light' 'Broken Skin' DO SO, they are just pure genious in book form. You love the characters from the very first book, and each book seems to top the next.

I cannot wait for more from MacBride, and I know now that the next book will be set in the Summer..... less rain... yay!

As the previous reviewer stated, not a book to be read at any dinner table :)

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4.0 out of 5 stars You've Got To Know What You're Sitting Down To 8 Mar 2013

By M. Cunliffe

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Flesh House is the fourth novel in the DS Logan McRae series by author Stuart MacBride. It's one I felt I had to prepare myself for, having read several shocked negative reviews here on Amazon and elsewhere which claimed the book was 'too sick' and 'gross'

I can see why it has such a rep; the plot concerns a rampaging serial killer known as The Flesher who has been terrorising the UK on and off since the 1980s. His MO is to butcher his victims as one would livestock for the table. And he does this in a bloodspattered apron and a Margaret Thatcher frightmask!

One of MacBride's key talents as a writer is his easy visual style. When you read one of his novels you can clearly see it all in your mind's eye. It's a talent here that has come back to bite him on the arse as the imagery of this book is clearly too strong for some! Yes, the abbattoir style butchery of real human beings is strong and realistically/graphically depicted but I must express some amazement at some of the critics who baulked at such gruesomeness in the book. It's a murder mystery thriller after all, violent death isn't nice in any way shape or form. What did they expect? For me I actually find say, the manic stabbing of a character for example, far more sickening and harrowing than the downright twisted yet clinical emotionless dispatching that 'The Flesher' uses here.

Like MacBride's point about the food chain and knowing exactly what you are sitting down to eat of an evening, I feel some of these disappointed readers need to know that when they pick up a novel about a serial killer they have to accept that the author is going to deal in the more wretched aspects of life, the sheer lack of worth a murderer places upon life and the fact that death is simply not palatable....

Not to say I didn't grimace at the occasional page or description, I did. I'm glad I did too as I'd have to worry about my own psychosis if I found the horrors detailed here had no effect whatsoever. But at least I've learned that I have a stronger stomach than I actually thought I had!

It's perhaps telling that MacBride employs little in the way of depth to several of his victims in this novel, principally I imagine to ensure little reader investment is given so that the demises are a little less shocking. It's a bold trick as ultimately it can be argued that a lack of character detail can lead to complete disinterest. I also felt that the book gathers a great head of steam until the half way mark and then, starts to flag with numerous red herrings, blind alleys, coincidences and sub plots coming to a head. I wish the storytelling was more simple here as it would have made for a better read.

Also there is still the mild criticism that MacBride continuously fails to imbue his central character McRae with a strong personality (compared to the bold, often earthy supporting characters who employs around him) or any character development. Four books into the series and I still know relatively little about him. What are his likes and dislikes? His favourite music? What is the issue with his family? MacBride doesn't give the same kind of attention to his lead as he does with the supporting cast and I'm beginning to think it's purposeful; McRae doesn't see himself as a hero and is a bit of a blank page. His one thing is that he is the conscience of the stories. His quest for justice and moral fibre is his only characteristic.

Reading the book its obvious that MacBride was this time widening his net further afield from your average thriller writer to incorporate the styles of horror authors like Stephen King and James Herbert, and in describing the silent menace of The Flasher hidden behind his almost comical Halloween mask, tilting his head with cat like curiousity, I'm instantly reminded of Michael Myers from the Halloween movie franchise. Indeed if any of MacBride's novels screamed 'Adapt me for Film/TV' it's this one. It's also key in the way the novel concludes which is somewhat far fetched for reality and for literature but would easily sit at home on the big screen and is another tip of the hat to the influences MacBride clearly has.

Lastly, this novel was published going on five years ago now, but it is especially interesting to read it now with the UK currently panicking over the horsemeat scandal. In Flesh House, The Flesher is a cannibal who has willingly placed the offcuts of his victims into the food chain, via the local abbattoir. Realising you may have inadvertently eaten horse is nothing compared to the characters of this novel facing up to the fact they may have eaten human flesh! Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read 6 Feb 2013

By michael masson

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Great read - couldn't put it down but a bit gory for the faint-hearted. Cant wait to read the next one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gruesome but brilliant 22 Jan 2013

By reader231

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Yes it's totally gruesome in parts, yes it doesn't exactly paint Aberdeen and it's inhabitants in a very kind light but I just love the Logan McRae series and this book is up there with the best. It took me a couple of attempts to get into Stuart MacBride but now I can't get enough - bring on the next one...Highly recommended if you like character driven gritty crime novels.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Maybe based in the town i stay in (TURRIFF ABERDEENSHIRE)

This book dragged on way 2 much, love stuart macbride books alot but not this 1 apart from knowing with reading this book the place he goes to in the town i live

Published 18 days ago by Brett Lowrie

5.0 out of 5 stars superb

great 4th book to the logan mcrae series,, you cant put it down an as soon as your finished you want to start the next book.

Published 21 days ago by simone robertson

2.0 out of 5 stars The third and final Macbride book, for me.

Ok, first the plus points. Very gruesome, and tense in places.
Then the minus points. Characters are stereotypical. Shallow and superficial. Read more

Published 21 days ago by Mr. Les Valder

5.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GRIPPING TALE

As with the previous stories in this series, "Flesh House" is a book that is hard to stop reading. Although gruesome in places, it is an absolutely riveting novel.

Published 27 days ago by Ted Venn

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong stomache required,

Really Gory, but Steele still managed to crack some jokes, Logan really needs therapy after this one very graphic discriptions.

Published 1 month ago by constance young

5.0 out of 5 stars down to earth and gritty

Gripping and dramatic and puts you right in the scene, with some witty comments ....love it and sure others will too

Published 1 month ago by dave bedford

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read

Very good read keeps you interested till the end new author for me I have bought another of his hope it's as good

Published 1 month ago by steve clapperton

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!

I thought his books were starting to get a bit repetitive but MacBride is back to his best again! Brilliant!

Published 1 month ago by Emma MacDonald

5.0 out of 5 stars A much more believable police drama

I stumbled on this series following an Amazon reccommendation. Thank you!
The characters and the portrayal of Aberdonian life spring off the page the descriptions are... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Christopher E. Ridler

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder Most Gruesome

Stuart MacBride expertly drags you through Logan McRae's darkest case so far. The labyrinthine twists and false leads keep the pages turning. First class!

Published 2 months ago by John Morris

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