Close to the Bone (novel) explained

Close to the Bone
Author:	Stuart MacBride
Country:	Scotland
Language:	English
Series:	Logan 'Lazarus' McRae
Genre:	Detective fiction
Publisher:	Orion
Release Date:	2013
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	511
Isbn:	978-0-00-734426-0
Preceded By:	Shatter the Bones
Followed By:	The Missing and the Dead

Close to the Bone is the eighth^[1] instalment in the bestselling Detective Sergeant McRae series of crime novels from Stuart MacBride.

Plot

Logan McRae is still living in a caravan, his girlfriend, Samantha, is still unresponsive and someone is leaving bones on his doorstep. Besides all this he has to cope with Detective Inspector Steel, a string of assaults and someone who is going around and Necklacing^[2] people. More murders follow and the filming of a novel about witchcraft seems to be inspiring the Necklacing murders. This leads to a confrontation with McRae's erstwhile boss, David Insch, ex DI from Grampian Police, who is now on the production team for the film.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Close to the Bone. Publishers Weekly. 26 December 2015.
2. Web site: Prestridge. David. Close to the Bone. Crime Fiction Lover. 26 December 2015. 12 February 2013.
3. Web site: Close to the Bone. Fantastic Fiction. 26 December 2015.
4. Web site: Close to the Bone. Kirkus. 26 December 2015.