Thicker Than Water

A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 2)

By: JD Kirk

Narrated by: Angus King

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's Summary

Not all monsters are make-believe.

When a badly mutilated body washes up on the shores of Loch Ness, DCI Jack Logan's dream of a quiet life in the Highlands is shattered. 

While the media speculates wildly about monster attacks, Jack and the Major Investigations Team must act fast to catch the killer before they can strike again. 

But with Nessie-hunters descending on the area in their dozens, and an old enemy rearing his ugly head, the case could well turn out to be the most challenging of Jack's career. 

And, if he isn't careful, the last. 

Death and dark humour combine in this fast-paced Tartan noir crime thriller set in the Highlands of Scotland.

‘DCI Logan is sure to become one of Scotland’s best-loved detectives.’ (Adam Croft)

©2019 JD Kirk (P)2019 JD Kirk

JD Kirk does it again!

The absolute best procedural crime drama writer since PD James. I can not wait for the next installment!

Where's the rest of the series?

Now that I'm two books into the series, I am a little frustrated to see that there are no further books on Audible. Nice start, Audible, were you testing the waters or something? If there's not much interest, you won't complete the series? I hope you DO add more. So far, the characters are interesting, and Angus King's narration is pretty good. Who doesn't love a Scottish accent?? I want more. Just sayin'.

Fun!

An unbelievable story, but actually one of the things i enjoy most about some good guys vs bad guys books is the comaraderie and humor among the cops. The narrator is so good that it was a better book by audio than if I'd read it, and that's quite unusual for me. Ive looked up Angus King and filled my wish list. It so happens he narrates more books in this genre.

a very formulaic story you seen thousand times...

...about a tough cop with drinking and anger issues and Not Playing By the Rules (tm). zzzzzz.

Have a new favorite author!

JD Kirk writes with both empathy and sympathy for His characters and I feel like I have gotten to know them personally. Aside from the plot twists and dry humor keeping me involved, I loved having the characters in my life. I’m sorry this book is over and I’m looking for forward to listening to all of his other books!

enjoyable enough diversion

2nd in a series. Well crafted writing. the reader is very good...and the accents are most enjoyable.

Good Series

I am glad I found this Jack Logan series. if you like Ian Rankin you will enjoy this series. Can't wait to start the third book.

Love this series and the narrator makes the story and characters come alive!

If you like the Pendergast series from Lincoln Preston and Douglas Child you will enjoy this series also. I have enjoyed this author’s style and the narrators enthusiasm so very much! I can’t wait for more from both of them!

Love the characters and narrator but...

Was able to figure this one out by the title and after 10 or so chapters. Still I already have the third one and will continue to follow DCI Logan as he and the team are we drawn. Stump him and us a bit more though

I love this series!

Excellent series! Great murder mystery with ‘real life’ humor mixed in. Angus King is an excellent narrator.

Kirk and King Step it Up!

I really enjoyed the first book in this series so have gobbled up the second pretty shortly afterwards. I was curious to see if Kirk could get over that difficult second book in the series hurdle and a little worried that he had gone a bit longer in length for this one as the stripped back nature of the first book contributed to its momentum. I really needn't have worried on either score, this one simply delivers more of everything the first one did without ever feeling more bloated. It's not aiming to be something completely different, it's in some ways very standard fare for Scottish crime thrillers. What it is though is thoroughly well-written and thought out crime fiction with the boost of high quality narration from Angus King who portrays the lead, DCI Logan himself, with considerable aplomb. So, if you're looking for some kind of ground-breaking fiction you won't find it here. What you will get is a very well put together mystery with relatable, if a little curmudgeonly in parts, characters presented in a high quality production.

Exceptional narrator and novel

Struggled to find a series to get into after Stuart McBride's Logan McRae and Denzil Mayrick DCI Dailey. Prefer crime novels with some comic relief in addition to 'show don't tell' clever mystery. Otherwise these type of novels can become quite depressing. This has it all in spades. Some of the dialog delivered between characters is priceless particularly when delivered in such a deadpan glaswegian accent. Pathologist: 'hmmm.....Jack....I knew a Jack once' DCI Logan: 'yeah....it's... quite a common name' Highly recommended and will go through whole series for sure.

loved it

Loved the book! However, this narrator always spoils a book for me. Mispronunciation , incorrect emphasis.

DIdn't enjoy as much as Book 1 in the series

The author was new to me when I listened to Book 1 and I enjoyed the straight forward approach to the genre. Get on with the story and don't pad out with lots of back-stories, sartorial details and psychological navel-gazing. Book 2 largely avoids these annoying diversions but has strayed into including some of the other clichés of detective fiction writing such as having a gormless police constable, colleagues being sarcastic or arguing with one another to an excessive degree and superior police officers giving underlings bollockings. In this book the author had the superintendent giving the bollocking to his chief inspector in dialogue so ridiculously full of the F-word that many short sentences contained it three or more times. The whole book is peppered with the F-word to an excessive degree. Swearing has it's place but loses its force when used to such excess and smacks of laziness in the writing. The journey to the detection of the crime is engaging but the final revelations are pulled out of a hat and not convincing. The narrator is very good

A great crime novel !!!

A brilliant story well done to all, a great build up to a cracking end !!!

Awesome

This book does the simple stuff really well. A tried and tested structure but it has enough twists to keep it fresh. DCI Logan is great and all the returning characters add to the story. Only reason I can't give it 5 stars is that there is a twist that is given away a bit too early. Otherwise a fantastic crime thriller.

Good story & fun too

Very impressed, I'm already looking forward to the book in the series. The style reminds me of Macbride's Logan McRae series, high praise indeed.

Gripping

Nice to see Logan is back in a new town with / some old faces. Audio was good and I really enjoyed listening to this.

Great story and great reading

This is a great story, well written and is very well performed by the reader. Non locals hearing it will be perfectly happy. However I do have one tiny (perhaps petty) criticism. As a local to the area, it jarred when names were pronounced wrong. Boleskin and Abriachan were not pronounced correctly. I don’t blame the man reading it as he wouldn’t know but I feel that the author should have listened to the audio version and picked up on the mistakes.

Amazing

Absolutely love this series. Great narration too. A must listen you will not be disappointed