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Now We Are Dead

By: Stuart MacBride
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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About this listen

She can’t prove he did it. But she might die trying…

From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel.

Revenge is a dangerous thing…

Detective Chief Inspector Roberta Steel got caught fitting up Jack Wallace – that’s why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. Now he’s back on the streets and women are being attacked again.

The top brass have made it very clear that if Detective Sergeant Steel goes anywhere near him, she’ll be thrown off the force for good.

But she can’t just do nothing – if she does he’ll keep hurting women. The question is: how much is she willing to sacrifice to stop him?

©2017 Stuart MacBride (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Witty Feel-Good Suspense

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Critic reviews

‘Excellent’ The Times Books of the Year

‘MacBride is blessed with a true skill … talk about a tale with bite’ Sun

‘One of the finest exponents of Tartan Noir … an express train of a story’ Daily Mail

‘Splendid’ Daily Telegraph

‘Laugh-out-loud comic set pieces interweave with crimes of raw depravity’ The Times Crime Club

‘MacBride’s skill in writing about truly terrible things with care and empathy is clear’ Scotsman
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Hadn't expected to like it so much .. witty and totally un PC .. perfect

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It's great to get an insight into Steele's mindset. Stuart McBride delivers, yet again, on a gritty Scottish crime novel, with liberal dustings of humour that bring the characters to life and leave you wanting more.

Another fabulous crime novel by Stuart McBride

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Loved this book, laugh out loud moments, as expected with Steel. Very disappointed when it ended.

Brilliant!

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This book is really really REALLY good… only needs a review of one word ‘brilliant’ well maybe two ‘really brilliant’.

Don’t miss this one

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I love the Logan books and this is no disappointment either. focusing on the demoted Roberta Steel this story keeps you entertained throughout. I always loved Steel in the Logan books and getting to find out more about her has been ace. Steel and Tuffty make a great team and I really hope there's more to come.

brilliant!

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I wasn't sure I would like a 'Steele on her own' story - she's a great foil for Logan, but I wondered if she was too extreme on her own. However, I liked this story just fine - you still get the Steele-ness, but Tufty made quite a good straight man for her. Lots of familiar places in Aberdeen to love, fabulous dialogue as ever - and Steve Worsley's performance is excellent also as always. I always promise myself I am going to remember the best quotes from MacBride's novels, and never do. But there are the usual laugh out loud moments, complete joy!!

Tufty and Steele make a good team!

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Stuart MacBride gives us a real treat with this book, a compelling listen from the very first to the last, performed brilliantly by Steve Worsley. Hilariously funny banter between the characters provides a narrative that underpins a cracking storyline, of frustration and dogged perseverance, whilst managing to both repulse and move the listener at the same time. This has to be one of the stand out books in the last year or so for me.

A dark, gripping and witty tale

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Another triumph by Stuart MacBride,
Colourful characters, laugh out loud humour and wonderfully dark undertones. Beautifully read by Steve Worsley as usual. Do not hesitate, buy it now!

Bloody fabulous

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What a brilliant story line , it really had me on the edge of my seat, the twists are unexpected, a must listen.

Another winner

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I LOVE ALL OF HIS BOOKS AND THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT SYORY
JUST WANT TO KNOW WHEN IS THE NEXT ONE OUT

EXCELLENT

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