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Broken Skin (Paperback)

by Stuart MacBride (Author)
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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (2 Jan 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007193181
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007193189
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.4 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,611 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour; this is crime fiction of the highest order by a writer whose dark star is most definitely on the rise' Mark Billingham 'If you're looking for taut narrative, gut-churning incident, strong characterisation, all shot through with savagely dark humour, then look no further' Reginald Hill 'The novel rattles along like a bolting horse and the dialogue crackles like a firework display ! DI Steel should be declared a national treasure' Andrew Taylor, Spectator 'Compelling reading' Telegraph 'Grim, gritty and great fun' Daily Sport 'This is Ian Rankin on Speed ! the humour is black, the violence is apalling, the language is, well, realistic, the entertainment is unflagging. I hunger for the earlier novels ' Adelaide Review 'A gritty, roller-coaster, in-your-face thriller' Aberdeen Press and Journal Praise for Cold Granite: 'Ferocious and funny, this is Tartan Noir at its best ' Val McDermid 'A riveting and gruesome debut' Telegraph 'Stuart MacBride goes straight for the jugular with a tight, thrilling novel' Glasgow Herald 'Gripping' Daily Mirror 'An impressive debut ! an edge-of-your-seat page-turner' Publishers Weekly 'A cracking new writer on the crime scene who hooks you from the first page and never lets you go. The action is ferocious and the pace unrelenting' Northern Echo


Mark Billingham

`Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour; this is
crime fiction of the highest order by a writer whose dark star is most
definitely on the rise.'
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85 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Raintown, 8 Jun 2007
By Ian Paterson "exiledscotsman" (Newcastle Uk) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broken Skin (Hardcover)
No doubt about it Stuart MacBride is here to stay. Broken Skin is the third in the series of DS Logan "Lazarus" McRae set in Aberdeen
Having read the first two novels Cold Granite and Dying Light I was looking forward to this and it doesn't disappoint. I do think though with so many characters and back stories from the previous books, that newcomers to MacBride would benefit enormously from reading the books in sequence.
Like other reviewers have mentioned the best character is the chain smoking DI Steel and after her being a minor role in the first book she is now front and centre with Logan and this book is better for that.

As usual their isn't just one case to solve, a serial rapist and a murder that looks like BDSM gone wrong or is it ? Easy to get sucked into this book after only a couple of chapters after 60 pages I couldn't believe how much had already happened. I think there's enough plot and twists that at no point did I feel the story slowed down.

No question in my mind that we will see Logan on our TV screens very soon mind you who ever decides to film it is going to have to buy a huge rain machine.

With Rebus due to retire next year MacBride has surely created his successor
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars this was a take on !!!!, 3 Aug 2009
By Mr. Leslie S. Davies "lsdmed" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bloodshot (Logan McRae) (Paperback)
this book had already been published under another title in the UK
you did not mention this when I purchased it. I already have this book and had no reason to waste money on purchase and postage for something I did not need. This is not the first time this has happened a Lee Child novel was up for sale under a new title a little while ago. Please warn customers when you are doing this. Its bad form to treat customers in this fashion. I would be interested to know what you are going to do about in the future.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars beware, 9 Oct 2008
By S. Harman (Huddersfield) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bloodshot (Logan McRae) (Paperback)
please note this book, marketed as Bloodshot, is actually Broken Skin by another name. I have just purchased it having already bought and read Broken Skin( which was fine) am now returning my spare copy.Bloodshot (Logan McRae)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beware
This book is the same as Dying Light It has been given a different title for the US market If you already own Dying Light by Stuart MacBride do not buy this one
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4.0 out of 5 stars Broken Skin
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a dip in form from his previous books
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed the author's first two novels - Cold Granite and Dying Light. Overall I enjoyed this one, but nowhere near as much. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Was given 'Cold Granite' for Christmas and promptly bought Dying Light and Broken Skin. Loved all three books and have just ordered Flesh House.. Read more
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