A Litter of Bones: A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers Book 1)

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An excellent well crafted story that you can't put down. The legacy of a believable predator and the emotions of the officer involved in the previous crimes are totally relatable. It is a fairly standard police procedural thriller, but there was one trigger that was just horrifying. I nearly had to stop listening, and I dread to think what will come next for DCI Logan. The plot was thrilling and kept me engaged for the most part.

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I just have to declare it. JD Kirk is an awesome writer. Another police procedural which had me grappling to get to the truth. Got to mention the team, they were all funny and great and knew when to be serious. They were strong and yet flawed. Good humans. A Litter of Bones is the first novel in the DCI Logan Crime Thriller series and is a mix of classic police procedural and mystery-thriller set in Bonny Scotland. Admittedly, it is quite formulaic and follows a group of characters who are rather stereotypical and similar to many other books, but is it even possible to write a completely unique thriller? That being said, it doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great debut. It's polished and well written but manages to remain gritty at the same time. I was also pleasantly surprised by some of the wit and humour throughout as I was not expecting it but it contrasted with the dark, disturbing narrative perfectly.If there’s one thing that I love doing, it’s discovering new authors. This sounds a tad superficial but I was sold on this book from the moment I caught sight of the eye catching title and the dark mysterious and moody front cover, let alone from when I read the synopsis. Let’s just say that the synopsis sealed the deal and the book screamed ‘read me’ at me!! Oh my, ‘A Little Of Bones’ is one hell of a read, which I absolutely adored but more about that in a bit. Kirk says that he had made up his mind to become a writer at the age of nine. He had completed a class assignment on author Roald Dahl and realized for the first time that writing can also help people earn money. And as Kirk loved both money and writing, it seemed like he had found his perfect match. Subsequently, Kirk attempted to write and publish his first piece at the age of 11 when he submitted a letter in a Batman comic. Though he did not receive any money for his effort, it was enough for him to get his name printed as a writer and thereby cemented his ambition. And over the course of the next thirty years, Kirk successfully published more than a hundred novels under different pen names. He also wrote several animation scripts, comics, and also a few screenplays of feature-length films.

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There was NO sex, gratuitous or otherwise and this I greatly appreciate. It's rarely important to the plot anyway, So refreshing not to have the male detective trying to get with the female detective or vice versa. Instead, they focused on solving the actual crime. Amazing. The author is great writing descriptions and inner thoughts, but a disaster when it comes to dialogues. I thought they were too juvenile for my liking. There’s a tangible sense of the Scottish Highlands throughout the book; the author grew up in Fort William and his knowledge of, and fondness for, the area shines through. While it’s not the most remote part of the country, it’s still a long way from bright city lights, and DCI Logan is frequently wrong-footed by the different ways of life and the interactions of the locals. A Litter of Bones is the explosive debut crime thriller novel from JD Kirk, an exciting new voice in Scottish crime fiction. Kaulų upė" lengvo siužeto, bet labai įtraukiantis detektyvas. Smalsu sužinoti, kur toliau Loganą nuves likimas, nes tikrai skaitysiu ir sekančias serijos knygas. J.D.Kirk kūryba tikrai pasižymi savitu rašymo stiliumi ir begali kietais pagrindiniais knygos herojais ❤️

Su J.D.Kirk jau buvau pažįstama iš knygų apie Bobį Huną, tad pasirodžius naujai serijai neatsispyriau pagundai ją perskaityti. Nemeluosiu, pradėjusi skaityti knygą detektyvą insperktorių Loganą lyginau su Hunu 🤭 Tad pasakiau sau STOP, tai nauja serija, nauji personažai, neieškok panašumų ar skirtumų, bet buvo sunkoka, nes Hunas paliko didelį įspūdį, o Loganas tikrai pretenduoja tapti nauju, mano mėgstamiausiu, žodžio kišenėje neieškančiu detektyvu 🤭 During the first 13% I really thought that I had a winner, but unfortunately the writing quality went downhill. Some books appear on my TBR (physical or kindle) with me having no apparent recollection of adding them. I tend to add only books I really do want to read, so someone I trust must have recommended this to me - anyone want to own up? I’m bloody glad they did, whoever they were.

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The book started off strong enough, setting up the story, but then it started to fall apart. To begin with, for this being the first in a series, there is a lot mentioned in the synopsis that we learn nothing about. He doesn't appear to have a drinking problem at all - there are no nights mentioned as having been spent in a bar. In fact, I don't even remember him having any downtime to even have a drink. You also don't learn anything about him having an ex-wife, not to mention a daughter he doesn't see (or seem to know anything about). He is brash, and definitely has no respect for the law he is supposed to uphold, even going so far as to practically assault a man outside of his own house (a man with a known history of drug use and a shotty memory at best).I had high hopes for this series - Scottish crime story with a great narrator - but there is excruciating detail of animal torture and child cruelty in this first book. This book hit just the right spot. DCI Logan, our hero, is definitely haunted by ghosts from the past, but in A Litter of Bones some of them are put to rest. Based in Glasgow, he is assigned a missing child case in Fort William, in the Highlands. The local team assigned to him are for the most part good at their jobs and work with him cooperatively to find the kidnapper and save the child. Nothing remarkable in the story-telling or the characterizations, and only passing references to the beautiful scenery, but capably written with plenty of forward momentum to hold my attention. Trumpai apie siužetą, tai dingus berniukui detektyvas Loganas išsiunčiamas tirti pagribimo bylą, nes berniuko dingimo aplinkybės labai panašios į prieš 20 metų pagrobtų ir nužudytų berniukų atvejį. Ar atsirado pamėgdžiotojas, ar Loganas sučiupo ir nuteisė nekaltą žmogų? There were no repercussions for his actions. For everything that I mentioned before, there were zero consequences. Nothing, nada. That irked me. Really, truly irked me. But no one even batted an eyelash. I don't find that believable at all. If those things happened in real life, I'm sure something would be done about it. Now, when I read fiction I can stretch my imagination very very far. But when the book is a police procedural, I like more of the real world and how things are really done to seep in the novel. Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know!

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The only problem I have with this book is that it doesn’t cover all the details in the closing. There is a topic that is not covered. So I have to take away a star and give this book four stars. Welcome to Wensleydale, where the cheese is famous, the scenery beautiful, and the locals have murder on their minds … This is a great way to spend your night with this story. It is a top notch story that gives a great sense of thrill.When a tragic farm accident turns out to be foul play, DCI Harry Grimm finds himself up against a murderer years in the making and out for revenge. JD Kirk is the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison.