Stuart MacBride Reading Order

5 books (2009–2019)

Stuart MacBride edited five mystery and thriller anthologies between 2009 and 2019, now complete as a series. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Uncage Me and concluding with Bloody Scotland. The series includes The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8, The Killer Cookbook, and Dark Duets among its volumes. Each anthology brings together crime and thriller stories from various contributors in the genre.

Start with Uncage Me, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Uncage Me 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Killer Cookbook 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dark Duets 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Bloody Scotland 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2021)

Stuart MacBride's Ash Henderson series comprises three crime thrillers published between 2012 and 2021, with the final installment arriving nearly a decade after the second book. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Birthdays for the Dead, followed by A Song for the Dying and concluding with The Coffinmaker's Garden. While no new entries have been announced, the substantial gap between books makes the series' completion status uncertain, though it appears to have reached its conclusion.

Start with Birthdays for the Dead and read in order.

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1	Birthdays for the Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Song for the Dying 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Coffinmaker’s Garden 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2011–2011)

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1	Twelve Days of Winter 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2005–2025)

The Logan McRae series consists of 13 mystery and thriller novels by Stuart MacBride, with the first book published in 2005 and the most recent in 2025. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with Cold Granite. Each book builds on the detective's evolving cases and character development across two decades of crime fiction storytelling.

Start with Cold Granite, the first of 13 books in the Logan McRae series.

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1	Cold Granite 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dying Light 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bloodshot / Broken Skin 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Flesh House 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blind Eye 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dark Blood 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shatter The Bones 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Close to the Bone 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Missing and the Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	In the Cold Dark Ground 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Blood Road 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	All That’s Dead 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	This House of Burning Bones 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2012–2015)

Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae Short Story Collections comprise three completed volumes published between 2012 and 2015, featuring interconnected short fiction set within the author's mystery and thriller universe. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Partners in Crime, followed by The 45% Hangover, and concluding with 22 Dead Little Bodies and Other Stories. These collections expand on MacBride's established crime fiction world through shorter narrative formats.

Start with Partners in Crime and read in order.

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1	Partners in Crime 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The 45% Hangover 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	22 Dead Little Bodies and Other Stories 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

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1	The Completely Wholesome Adventures of Skeleton Bob 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2026–2026)

Roberta Steel is an ongoing mystery and thriller series by Stuart MacBride featuring two books published in 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with And the Corpse Wore Tartan followed by Blood, Rust, and Steel.

Start with And the Corpse Wore Tartan and read in order.

4 books (2008–2024)

Stuart MacBride's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises four mystery and thriller entries published between 2008 and 2024. The collection includes Sawbones, A Partridge in a Pear Tree, 22 Dead Little Bodies, and The Tasting Menu, and should be read in publication order. The series remains ongoing, with new entries potentially forthcoming from this prolific mystery writer.

Start with Sawbones, the first of 4 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	Sawbones 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Partridge in a Pear Tree 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	22 Dead Little Bodies 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Tasting Menu 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2009–2026)

Stuart MacBride's Standalone Novels series comprises seven mystery and thriller books published between 2009 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. Each book stands alone as an independent story rather than following a continuous narrative, so readers can begin with any entry, though reading in publication order is recommended to experience the author's evolving work. The series includes Halfhead, A Dark So Deadly, Now We Are Dead, No Less The Devil, The Dead of Winter, In a Place of Darkness, and And the Corpse Wore Tartan.

Start with Halfhead, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Halfhead 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Dark So Deadly 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Now We Are Dead 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	No Less The Devil 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Dead of Winter 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	In a Place of Darkness 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	And the Corpse Wore Tartan 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible