Stuart MacBride Books in Order

Stuart MacBride has written 32 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is Cold Granite (2005) and the newest is Blood, Rust, and Steel (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
2005–2026
Confirmed
31 of 32 titles
Pages on record
7,201 in 15 of 32 books
Photo of Stuart MacBride, author

Scottish police procedurals are Stuart MacBride's main line, with Logan McRae as the recurring detective. Cold Granite (2005) opens a catalogue of 32 titles that reaches Blood, Rust, and Steel (2026), with Ash Henderson and Roberta Steel heading further series and standalone novels beside them. Serial murder, crime and investigation fill the subject tags.

How many Stuart MacBride books are there?

Stuart MacBride has 32 books, released between 2005 and 2026. They include 5 separate series.

Stuart MacBride Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Stuart MacBride books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Cold GraniteLogan McRae #12005 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005592
  2. 2
    Dying LightLogan McRae #22006 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006384
  3. 3
    Bloodshot / Broken SkinLogan McRae #32007 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007448
  4. 4
    SawbonesStuart MacBride Short Stories/Novellas #12008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  5. 5
    Flesh HouseLogan McRae #42008 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008496
  6. 6
    HalfheadStuart MacBride Standalone Novels #12009 · 376 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009376
  7. 7
    Blind EyeLogan McRae #52009 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009496
  8. 8
    Dark BloodLogan McRae #62010 · 469 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010469
  9. 9
    Twelve Days of WinterStuart MacBride #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  10. 10
    A Partridge in a Pear Tree (Short Story)Stuart MacBride Short Stories/Novellas #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  11. 11
    Shatter The BonesLogan McRae #72011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  12. 12
    Birthdays for the DeadAsh Henderson #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  13. 13
    Partners in CrimeLogan McRae Short Story #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  14. 14
    Close to the BoneLogan McRae #82012 · 511 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012511
  15. 15
    The Completely Wholesome Adventures of Skeleton BobStuart MacBride Picture #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  16. 16
    A Song for the DyingAsh Henderson #22013 · 534 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013534
  17. 17
    The 45% HangoverLogan McRae Short Story #22014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  18. 18
    The Missing and the DeadLogan McRae #92014 · 581 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014581
  19. 20
    In the Cold Dark GroundLogan McRae #102016 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016400
  20. 21
    A Dark So DeadlyStuart MacBride Standalone Novels #22017 · 596 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017596
  21. 22
    Now We Are DeadStuart MacBride Standalone Novels #32017 · 382 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017382
  22. 23
    The Blood RoadLogan McRae #112018 · 488 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018488
  23. 24
    All That’s DeadLogan McRae #122019 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019448
  24. 25
    The Coffinmaker’s GardenAsh Henderson #32021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  25. 26
    No Less The DevilStuart MacBride Standalone Novels #42022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  26. 27
    The Dead of WinterStuart MacBride Standalone Novels #52023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  27. 28
    The Tasting MenuStuart MacBride Short Stories/Novellas #42024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  28. 29
    In a Place of DarknessStuart MacBride Standalone Novels #62024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  29. 302025
  30. 31
    And the Corpse Wore TartanRoberta Steel #12026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026
  31. 32
    Blood, Rust, and SteelRoberta Steel #22026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Stuart MacBride series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Stuart MacBride books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Logan McRae books in order

13 books by Stuart MacBride
  1. 1. Cold Granite
  2. 2. Dying Light
  3. 3. Bloodshot / Broken Skin
  4. 4. Flesh House
  5. 5. Blind Eye
  6. 6. Dark Blood
  7. 7. Shatter The Bones
  8. 8. Close to the Bone
  9. 9. The Missing and the Dead
  10. 10. In the Cold Dark Ground
  11. 11. The Blood Road
  12. 12. All That’s Dead
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Stuart MacBride Standalone Novels

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Stuart MacBride Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Ash Henderson in order

3 books
  1. 1. Birthdays for the Dead
  2. 2. A Song for the Dying
  3. 3. The Coffinmaker’s Garden

Logan McRae Short Story

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Roberta Steel in order

2 books
  1. 1. And the Corpse Wore Tartan
  2. 2. Blood, Rust, and Steel

Stuart MacBride in order

1 book
  1. 1. Twelve Days of Winter

Stuart MacBride Picture in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Completely Wholesome Adventures of Skeleton Bob

Stuart MacBride Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Stuart MacBride books run from Cold Granite (2005) to Blood, Rust, and Steel (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Stuart MacBride in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Stuart MacBride books in order?

You only need to read Stuart MacBride books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Stuart MacBride

Start with Cold Granite (2005), the first Logan McRae book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Stuart MacBride book?

Blood, Rust, and Steel (2026) is the newest Stuart MacBride book released so far.

Is there a new Stuart MacBride book coming?

No next Stuart MacBride book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Stuart MacBride has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 4 nominations for Stuart MacBride. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Dagger in the Library2007Won
  • Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2009Shortlisted
  • Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2008Shortlisted
  • Dagger in the Library2007Shortlisted
  • Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award2007Shortlisted

Stuart MacBride at a glance

Still publishing
Stuart MacBride published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Stuart MacBride books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,201 pages across the 15 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 488 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stuart MacBride books, 17 of 32, were published in the 2010s.

What the Stuart MacBride books are about

21 of the 32 Stuart MacBride books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 14 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.