It's not going well for NE Division: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone has firebombed a migrant hostel and there's a massive climate change protest march happening this Saturday. With officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to kick off a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers - aka DS Steel's team - until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions.
But, as bad as everything seems, there's something far more sinister lurking in the heat haze of this sweltering Aberdeen summer: something that's been building for years. Something that longs to sing its horrible song . . .
And it's clear that things are going to get much, much worse before this is over.
Author Information
Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He has 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 north-east of Scotland with his wife, Fiona, their cats, Gherkin, Onion and Beetroot, some hens, some horses and an impressive collection of assorted weeds.