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Character · Aberdeen · 14 books

Roberta Steel

Foul-mouthed Detective Inspector · Stuart MacBride

Roberta Steel is a foul-mouthed, chaotic detective inspector.

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Character facts

First appearance
Dying Light (2006)
Latest appearance
Blood, Rust and Steel (2026)
Books
14 (2 as lead, 12 major)
Series
Logan McRae, Roberta Steel
Author
Stuart MacBride
Circle
Aberdeen

Where to meet Roberta Steel

Roberta Steel first appears in Dying Light (2006), in a major role, book 2 of the Logan McRae series.

Buy Dying Light

Every book with Roberta Steel

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

  1. 2006MDying Lightmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  2. 2007MBroken Skinmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  3. 2008MFlesh Housemajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  4. 2009MBlind Eyemajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  5. 2010MDark Bloodmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  6. 2011MShatter the Bonesmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  7. 2013MClose to the Bonemajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  8. 2015MThe Missing and the Deadmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  9. 2016MIn the Cold Dark Groundmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  10. 2018MThe Blood Roadmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  11. 2019MAll That’s Deadmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  12. 2025MThis House of Burning Bonesmajor role · Logan McRaeBuy
  13. 2026LAnd the Corpse Wore Tartanlead · Roberta SteelBuy
  14. 2026LBlood, Rust and Steellead · Roberta SteelBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Logan McRaeDetective Sergeant, later Inspector, in Aberdeen14
Simon RennieDetective Constable12
David InschDetective Inspector6
SamanthaLogan’s girlfriend, a scene examiner6
Wee Hamish MowatAberdeen crime boss4