BETTER THAN EVER............................................. - Rated 
MacBride can not get better than this.
I would strongly advise if you have not sampled the series that you start with the first and read on.
Herein we have the same old characters in all their glory. DI Steele excels better than ever before. DI Insch grumbles and chews his way through 600 pages.
There are numerous plots which twist and turn, but the humour is over the top. MacBride is Rebus and Terry Pratchett all in one. He takes serious topics and with outstanding, realistic characters and more than its fair share of laughter, makes a thoroughly readable book which is impossible to put down.
Seriously looking forward to number 4 in the series.
Keep them coming Mr MacBride before I start to go through withdrawal.
Three gets better - Rated
This is the third book I have read by Stuart Macbride, (I have read them in sequence)and they just keep getting better. In this story Logan McRae is involved in several different cases, all of which are gritty and real. I am not sure that so much intense policing would go on at once, but who cares. This just adds to the excitement of the book. One word of caution, there is a lot of swearing, but this enhances rather than detracts from the storyline. I found myself immersed in the story and the lives of the characters and was rooting for the good guys every step of the way. This is an excellent book, with a tight storyline and characters which are believable. I would highly recommend this, and any other Stuart Macbride book.
An OK Read - Rated 
A good read if you simply want to immerse yourself in a not particularly outstanding detective novel set in Aberdeen, in winter. An OK read at best if, on the other hand you are more inclined to read a novel showing a bit more literary flair.
I sound unkind - forgive me. It's a story which zips along at a decent, if erratic pace with what appears to include established characters of varying interest. My biggest gripe however is MacBride's almost total lack of focus on the killer and this really lets the story down. Please Mr MacBride, thrash out your next killer with some substantial detail and background/motivation etc
Masterly written... - Rated 
This is my first novel by Stuart MacBride, and I've throughly enjoyed reading 'Broken Skin'. The plot has been well thought through, although complex and sometimes confusing. The charactors are believable and keep the reader turning pages until the end. I will be reading MacBride again! While writing this review, I would also like to recommend 'The Constantine Legacy' by Andrew Towning.
Guid work, loon! - Rated
This is the third book in the series, and MacBride is really getting into his stride now. Some of the things that irritated me about the previous two have gone - notably the poor descriptions of the city, and some of the wackier character traits have been toned down - and the things that have kept me reading this series - the taut plotting, realistic characterisation and black humour - are even better than before.
This one is also an improvement on the others in that there is more social commentary - the power of celebrity and the glitter around footballers comes in for a bit of a satirical poke - even though these days, Aberdeen FC are no great shakes (losing 5-1 to Celtic today, at Pittodrie. Oh for the days of European Cup glory under Alex Ferguson ...)
I hope that the series continues to improve, as I'd like to see Aberdeen on the literary tourist trail!
PS Yes, it is as wet and cold in Aberdeen as it appears in the novel, it isn't literary licence for atmosphere!
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