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Character · Aberdeen · 15 books

Logan McRae

Detective Sergeant, later Inspector, in Aberdeen · Stuart MacBride

Logan McRae is a detective sergeant, later inspector, in Aberdeen.

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Character facts

First appearance
Cold Granite (2005)
Latest appearance
Blood, Rust and Steel (2026)
Books
15 (13 as lead, 2 minor)
Series
Logan McRae, Roberta Steel
Author
Stuart MacBride
Circle
Aberdeen

Where to meet Logan McRae

Logan McRae first appears in Cold Granite (2005), as the lead, book 1 of the Logan McRae series.

Buy Cold Granite

Every book with Logan McRae

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2005LCold Granitelead · Logan McRaeBack at work after being stabbedBuy
  2. 2006LDying Lightlead · Logan McRaeBuy
  3. 2007LBroken Skinlead · Logan McRaeBuy
  4. 2008LFlesh Houselead · Logan McRaeBuy
  5. 2009LBlind Eyelead · Logan McRaeBuy
  6. 2010LDark Bloodlead · Logan McRaeBuy
  7. 2011LShatter the Boneslead · Logan McRaeBuy
  8. 2013LClose to the Bonelead · Logan McRaeBuy
  9. 2015LThe Missing and the Deadlead · Logan McRaePosted to a rural stationBuy
  10. 2016LIn the Cold Dark Groundlead · Logan McRaeBuy
  11. 2018LThe Blood Roadlead · Logan McRaeBuy
  12. 2019LAll That’s Deadlead · Logan McRaeBuy
  13. 2025LThis House of Burning Boneslead · Logan McRaeBuy
  14. 2026·And the Corpse Wore Tartanminor role · Roberta SteelBuy
  15. 2026·Blood, Rust and Steelminor role · Roberta SteelBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Roberta SteelFoul-mouthed Detective Inspector14
Simon RennieDetective Constable13
David InschDetective Inspector7
SamanthaLogan’s girlfriend, a scene examiner6
Wee Hamish MowatAberdeen crime boss4