The Dead of Winter, 9781787634930
Paperback
Ex-cop’s murder traps a detective in a village of ex-cons.

The Dead of Winter

the chilling new thriller from the no. 1 sunday times bestselling author of the logan mcrae series

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    13 February 2023

Summary

The Sanctuary of Secrets

A policeman stranded in a town of ex-convicts. What could go wrong?

Detective Constable Edward Reekie thought it was a simple assignment: escort a dying prisoner from HMP Grampian to a peaceful sanctuary. Glenfarach, a seemingly quaint village nestled in Cairngorms National Park, appears to be the perfect place for reformed convicts to live out their final days.

But Glenfarach is far from ordinary. Security cameras are everywhere, and a stric…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787634930
ISBN-10:1787634930
Author:Stuart MacBride
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Bantam Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:13 February 2023
Weight:425g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Often very funny and concludes with a glorious twist’ * The Times *MacBride is one of this country’s finest crime writers, but he is no exponent of ‘cosy’ crime, as he demonstrates here with this fierce, dark tale of a young detective delivering a prisoner to a village in the Scottish Highlands to spend his last days… Written in MacBride’s familiar tongue-in-cheek style, it fizzes from every page * Daily Mail *A tale with genuine jeopardy that is also sheer entertainment. It’s a high wire balancing act, but MacBride never falters * Scotland on Sunday *Not your usual crime story, this is a darkly funny Fawlty Towers * Sun *A classic, twisty thriller * i Paper *

About The Author

Stuart MacBride

Stuart MacBride is the bestselling author of many Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He’s also published standalones, novellas, and short stories, as well as a slightly twisted children’s picture book for slightly twisted children.

Stuart lives in the wilds of northeast Scotland with his wife Fiona; cats Gherkin, Onion, and Beetroot; lots of hens; some horses; and a truly staggering assortment of weeds.

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