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Mostly it’s because the political aspect of the book was not interesting to me, and I was merely into it from the investigation side of things. From there it was a roller coaster ride (in that it made a lot of people feel decidedly unwell) from web designer to web manager, lead programmer, team lead and other assorted technical bollocks with three different companies, eventually ending up as a project manager for a global IT company. As Logan's from Professional Standards the decision is made that he will 'assist' the Inspector, but in reality, keep an eye on him. Logan is such a wonderful character that you cannot help feeling sorry for him as he tries to solve the murders of some prominent people with the aid of some rather outlandish police characters especially Tufty.
It's a twister, that's helped somewhat by a tiny mistake on the part of one of the suspects, not helped by the less than tiny mistake by Steel and King in the pursuit of same suspect, and definitely not helped by the media attention, and the ever-hanging threat that one of the less than favoured journalists is happy to dump the news about King's past right smack bang in the middle of an investigation that's struggling for traction. It should be a simple job but DI King is investigating the disappearance of staunch and combative anti independence campaigner Professor Nicholas Wilson. All That's Dead is the twelfth book in the DI Logan McRae series and although most series' would be running out of steam at this point, this is as fresh and captivating as the first ones. I'd never fully appreciated the extent to which voter's feelings were based on what they were wanting to escape from (ties to the vile English) as what they wanted to achieve.Although this one is a bit more political than I would have liked, it was an addictive story filled with what Stuart MacBride does best. David Knights, writing in the Keighley News was very positive about the novel saying that the novel "is up there with the best of Logan’s previous outings. The writing style of MacBride and Mark is different, but not much so as both use (for me at least) the same style – and a lot of Scottish words.
Most inconvenient timing as a high profile anti-independence campaigner goes missing, minus a sobering amount of his blood at his house (what happened with his dog I hear you all wonder), and that disappearance is down to what seems for all the world to be somebody with a massive "issue" with Anti-Independence supporters. It is equally interesting to see the once feckless Logan MacRae turn into the voice of reason and often the only adult in the room. The case is complicated by another high-profile disappearance, and made murky / mucky by the receipt of various body parts belonging to the presumed alive earlier victims. The Logan McRae books are always a treat but even though I found this one a fabulous read and it had me hooked as these books always do, I also felt it was missing something. As I read the fjnal chapter, and with knowledge that Stuart MacBride has been testing the waters with new characters in recent books, I wander if that was the last of Logan and the team, it felt like a curtain being drawn, and if so, it was quite a fitting end to a well loved and thoroughly entertaining series with much enjoyed characters.This is an extremely complex and gruesome case, but Stuart MacBride always manages to lighten the atmosphere a little with spades full of humour, and some brilliant one liners, especially from DS Roberta Steel.
Logan è rientrato al lavoro, dopo essersi ripreso dall'ultima disavventura e gli viene assegnato l'ispettore King. Ably assisted by the bizarre yet charming Tufty and Rennie, still looking for Logan’s approval at every turn. They are foul-mouthed and wonderful, but although not essential I'd advise reading the previous novels first.
MacBride's publishing deal was secured with the writing of Halfhead, however the publishers were more interested in Cold Granite, concerning DS Logan MacRae. And due to the sensitivity of the allegations made against King, McRae is told to work with him and keep an eye on him. Professor Nicholas Wilson is a stridently prominent voice supporting the union and ridiculing independence supporters.
You'll get to know all (the good and the bad) about the team in Professional Standards and you'll understand how they interact with each other. MacBride's books have always been ambitiously plotted and firmly character-driven … They are only getting richer and more rewarding. But I want a Scotland of the Enlightenment; a nation of fairness and equality; a nation that cares about the smallest, weakest person living here every bit as much as the biggest, richest one.Graphic, grisly, but strangely enchanting, MacBride weaves his web entangling the reader in a desperate chase to catch an elusive and deadly chameleon. If you are looking for a gripping political mystery thriller with a witty inspector, read All That’s Dead! The fact that we knew who the villain was almost halfway through the book killed some of the suspense for me. But when a second man vanishes in similar circumstances, the media turns its merciless gaze on him, and he has no choice. Aberdeen based anti independence campaigner Professor Wilson has gone missing, with only bloodstains in his kitchen to indicate that something sinister has occurred.
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