Flesh House by Stuart McBride is a dark mystery set in Aberdeen, Scotland. This mystery is suspensful and twisted and involves lots of scary moments. Detective Sergaent Logan McRae heads the investigation of the case featured in this book, which begins when body parts show up in a cargo container in Aberdeen's harbor. Detective McRae's last manhunt involved searching for Kenneth Wiseman, a brutal killer who terrorized the country until he was finally caught but acquitted eleven years later on a technicality. Now, Wiseman is missing, the killings have begun again and Detective McRae is convinced Wiseman is responsible. As the investigation becomes more involved, Detective McRae is forced to work with the senior officers assigned to the original case to try to figure out where Wiseman is hiding and if he is responsible for Aberdeen's newest round of killings. This book is not for the sqeamish--there are elements of cannibalism in the book as well as some gruesome descriptions of crime scenes. The plot is quick and the characters are well written, and Detective McRae is a tough, no-nonsense hero. I did enjoy the book's exploration of different places in Aberdeen and reading the Scottish dialect. This is the fourth book in this series: the other books are Cold Granite, Dying Light and Bloodshot.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Not for the Faint of Heart
Flesh House by Stuart McBride is a dark mystery set in Aberdeen, Scotland. This mystery is suspensful and twisted and involves lots of scary moments. Detective Sergaent Logan McRae heads the investigation of the case featured in this book, which begins when body parts show up in a cargo container in Aberdeen's harbor. Detective McRae's last manhunt involved searching for Kenneth Wiseman, a brutal killer who terrorized the country until he was finally caught but acquitted eleven years later on a technicality. Now, Wiseman is missing, the killings have begun again and Detective McRae is convinced Wiseman is responsible. As the investigation becomes more involved, Detective McRae is forced to work with the senior officers assigned to the original case to try to figure out where Wiseman is hiding and if he is responsible for Aberdeen's newest round of killings. This book is not for the sqeamish--there are elements of cannibalism in the book as well as some gruesome descriptions of crime scenes. The plot is quick and the characters are well written, and Detective McRae is a tough, no-nonsense hero. I did enjoy the book's exploration of different places in Aberdeen and reading the Scottish dialect. This is the fourth book in this series: the other books are Cold Granite, Dying Light and Bloodshot.
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