Now We Are Dead

By: Stuart MacBride

Narrated by: Steve Worsley

She can’t prove he did it. But she might die trying…

From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel.

Revenge is a dangerous thing…

Detective Chief Inspector Roberta Steel got caught fitting up Jack Wallace – that’s why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. Now he’s back on the streets and women are being attacked again.

The top brass have made it very clear that if Detective Sergeant Steel goes anywhere near him, she’ll be thrown off the force for good.

But she can’t just do nothing – if she does he’ll keep hurting women. The question is: how much is she willing to sacrifice to stop him?

©2017 Stuart MacBride (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

‘Excellent’ The Times Books of the Year

‘MacBride is blessed with a true skill … talk about a tale with bite’ Sun

‘One of the finest exponents of Tartan Noir … an express train of a story’ Daily Mail

‘Splendid’ Daily Telegraph

‘Laugh-out-loud comic set pieces interweave with crimes of raw depravity’ The Times Crime Club

‘MacBride’s skill in writing about truly terrible things with care and empathy is clear’ Scotsman

Great ride with Roberta Steele

Roberta Steele is the most wonderful horrible police officer in fiction. The story was quick moving and engaging - and not predictable. Steve Worsley’s performance was brilliant as always.

Roberta gets her own book!

Really good story about Roberta Steele and her new team. There are some laugh out loud funny bits. Roberta can be maddening at times but she's a good cop. I miss Logan but this is her story.

And this includes one of the best lines ever about fake news.

Excellent narration! Waiting somewhat patiently for the next book.

Read after In The Cold Dark Ground

And before Blood Road. Enjoyable spinoff. Tufty is our surrogate Logan in this book. And his time with Steele is similar to Logan’s which gives that familiarity. But it’s also how we wish Logan would be with Steele. Fun and happy some of the time. Agree with the reviews that don’t love the ending. Definitely need a heavy dose of suspended belief. Overall it’s worth the credit and of course a must-listen for fans of the LM series.

Roberta is my Hero!

Roberta is a rough cut diamond with a Heart of Gold! Stuart MacBride, Roberta shines and you ROCK!! I can't get enough of your writing. Steve Worsley's narration is flawless. I want MORE, MORE, MORE!

Roberta

I love her. She is so funny and such an important, vivid character. She STEALS the show.