The Logan McRae is a Crime Fiction / Tartan Noir series by Stuart MacBride, made up of 13 books published between 2005 and 2025. It begins with Cold Granite (2005), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is This House of Burning Bones (2025), spanning 20 years of storytelling.
Logan McRae series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Logan McRae series?
Start with Cold Granite (2005), the first book in the Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Logan McRae series?
There are 13 books in the Logan McRae series by Stuart MacBride, published between 2005 and 2025.
What is the first book in the Logan McRae series?
The first book in the Logan McRae series is Cold Granite, published in 2005 by Stuart MacBride.
What is the latest book in the Logan McRae series?
The most recent book in the Logan McRae series is This House of Burning Bones (2025) by Stuart MacBride.
About the Logan McRae series
Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae novels are darkly funny, exceptionally grim Scottish crime fiction set in rain-lashed Aberdeen. Detective Sergeant Logan McRae works brutal cases under the foul-mouthed, monstrous and weirdly brilliant DI Roberta Steel, in a "Granite City" rendered with bleak, blackly comic relish.
MacBride balances genuinely disturbing crimes with some of the sharpest gallows humour in the genre. The banter, the misery of the weather, and Steel's outrageousness make the series a distinctive, addictive read.
Logan's career and relationships build across the books, so reading in order from "Cold Granite" is recommended.