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As usual the characterisation of this pair is superb and we quickly are drawn into their relationchip and the dynamics of it are soooo deliciously full of humour, respect and mutual caring - Love them! Then came a spell of working for myself as a graphic designer, which went the way of all flesh and into the heady world of studio management for a nation-wide marketing company. NO LESS THE DEVIL is no exception to that but, take my word for it, it is EXCEPTIONAL in one other major way.
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However, the book is very long, it’s quite random at times and feels very disconnected, then chuck in a lot of characters, add in some very silly, juvenile dialogue that doesn’t match the very dark events then you begin to get the picture. It’s a real shame as there is the makings of a very good plot here but it gets lost along a convoluted and meandering way. Some good characters written in the authors usual writing style but failed to grip me in the way MacBride’s novels normally do.It's clear that DS Lucy McVeigh could solve pretty much anything with one hand tied behind her back, unsurprising really as she was bright enough to be a candidate for the ever so impressive and super exclusive St Nick's. My questions weren't answered as we jumped from reality to fantasy to hallucination to the bizarre, to weird. I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. He has recently been released from prison after serving many years for the murder of a homeless man when he was eleven. She also has professional standards on her back, has a stalker and is aware that the Bloodsmith will be difficult to catch after so long.
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It’s almost as if MacBride has taken all the quirkiness and occasional bizarreness that usually colour his Logan MacRae series and condensed it all into the last hundred pages. And so to UNIVERSITY, far too young, naive and stupid to be away from the family home, sharing a subterranean flat in one of the seedier bits of Edinburgh with a mad Irishman, and four other bizarre individuals. If you don't believe that the human mind is the most dangerous place on earth, you are probably not going to get the most out of this book. A serial killer, nicknamed the Bloodsmith, has been on the loose for seventeen months and McVeigh finds herself involved in the investigation.I would like to thank both Netgalley and the publisher, for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. We are introduced to female protagonist Detective Sergeant Lucy McVeigh and her sidekick Dunk in this gritty Scottish Crime thriller. From the first page, you are immersed in the story, in the thoughts and actions of Lucy McVeigh and her partner ‘the Dunk’. Detective Sergeant Lucy McVeigh and her colleague The Dunc end up having to sort out the mess that The Bloodsmith Killer has caused.
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Swearing, smoking, eating, more swearing, pornography, swearing, drinking endless plastic cups of tea.
He wants her help after professing that “they” are after him, is it just the ramblings of a deranged mind? I have read and enjoyed this author's work before and am sure I will again but this was a disappointing and strange experience. For me this was a four star, very good book which I felt I had a good grip on until suddenly the author took the whole thing, threw it in the air and when the dust settled my outlook was totally changed.
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ADDENDUM (added May 7): I’m going to add this book to my shelf of “top crime thrillers published in 2022”.
Throughout the story, there are scenes showing a lack of communication—people stuck in their own worlds, unable to connect with one another. I felt that same adrenaline buzz that I felt from Cold Granite when reading one of his perfect turns of phrase. Oh my heart sang when I read Cold Granite - it was a revelation to me, a gritty, dark, evil, murder-filled crime thriller that made me laugh! However, there’s an interesting subplot involving a very elite school, some precocious children and a creepy teacher that is looking promising and may also tie in with the opening scene of the novel that has so far not been explained. Stuart MacBride (that's me) was born in Dumbarton -- which is Glasgow as far as I'm concerned -- moving up to Aberdeen at the tender age of two, when fashions were questionable.
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