And the Corpse Wore Tartan
Published on 12. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-0350-8771-6 (ISBN)
Description
Move Over Miss Marple . . .
The great and the not-so-good are gathered at Skirivour Castle Hotel, in the heart of the Highlands, for the wedding of the year - but they weren't expecting Detective Sergeant Roberta Steel to crash their party. And get horribly, horribly drunk.
The whole valley's been cut off by a massive thunderstorm and the phone lines are down, so when the father-of-the-bride's body is discovered - decoratively impaled on a stag's head in the hotel lobby - it's up to DS Steel to find out whodunit. Which isn't easy when you've got a monstrous hangover and only a world-weary sergeant and a halfwit police constable for backup.
With no witnesses and every wedding guest a suspect, Roberta will need to use every one of her little grey cells if she's going to catch the killer and get out of there alive.
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
'MacBride is a damned fine writer' - Peter James, author of Picture You Dead
'Dark and brilliantly written' - Linwood Barclay, author of I Will Ruin You
'Crime fiction of the highest order' - Mark Billingham, author of The Last Dance
The great and the not-so-good are gathered at Skirivour Castle Hotel, in the heart of the Highlands, for the wedding of the year - but they weren't expecting Detective Sergeant Roberta Steel to crash their party. And get horribly, horribly drunk.
The whole valley's been cut off by a massive thunderstorm and the phone lines are down, so when the father-of-the-bride's body is discovered - decoratively impaled on a stag's head in the hotel lobby - it's up to DS Steel to find out whodunit. Which isn't easy when you've got a monstrous hangover and only a world-weary sergeant and a halfwit police constable for backup.
With no witnesses and every wedding guest a suspect, Roberta will need to use every one of her little grey cells if she's going to catch the killer and get out of there alive.
Praise for Stuart MacBride:
'MacBride is a damned fine writer' - Peter James, author of Picture You Dead
'Dark and brilliantly written' - Linwood Barclay, author of I Will Ruin You
'Crime fiction of the highest order' - Mark Billingham, author of The Last Dance
Reviews / Votes
MacBride is a masterful storyteller with a terrific eye for detail and razor-sharp wit -- Karin Slaughter, author of <i>After that Night </i> MacBride is a damned fine writer -- Peter James, author of <i> Picture You Dead</i> Crime fiction of the highest order -- Mark Billingham, author of <i> The Last Dance</i> Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me . . . always fast, hard, authentic - and different -- Lee Child, author of <i> Killing Floor</i> Stuart MacBride is one of the best in the business. Always beautifully written, evocative settings and characters dripping with authenticity and a story you can't get out of your head. Stuart delivers every single time -- Steve Cavanagh, author of <i> Witness 8</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-8771-6 (9781035087716)
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Person
Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He has also published standalones, novellas, short stories and a slightly twisted children's picture book for slightly twisted children.
Stuart lives in the north-east of Scotland with his wife Fiona, their cats Gherkin, Onion and Beetroot, some hens, some horses and an impressive collection of assorted weeds.
Stuart lives in the north-east of Scotland with his wife Fiona, their cats Gherkin, Onion and Beetroot, some hens, some horses and an impressive collection of assorted weeds.