The Blood Road
{{Short description|A 2018 novel by Stuart MacBride}}
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| preceded_by = Now We Are Dead
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The Blood Road is the eleventh book in the bestselling Logan McRae detective series set in Aberdeenshire by Stuart MacBride.{{cite news |last1=Stephenson |first1=Hannah |title=Dark delights: Crime novelist Stuart MacBride on his latest book |url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2017/04/19/news/dark-delights-crime-novelist-stuart-macbride-on-his-latest-book-1001704/ |accessdate=12 November 2018 |work=The Irish News |date=19 April 2017}}
Plot
Now working for professional standards as an inspector, McRae is called out to a car crash with the driver dead in the front seat.{{cite web |last1=Sheridan |first1=Doreen |title=Review: The Blood Road by Stuart MacBride - Criminal Element |url=https://www.criminalelement.com/review-the-blood-road-by-stuart-macbride/ |website=criminalelement.com |accessdate=9 November 2018 |date=3 September 2018}} He questions the police officer that called him out as to why he is there; she tells him that the driver is Detective Inspector Bell, who they buried two years ago. Having to investigate Bell's apparent faked death and resurrection, McRae also becomes embroiled in an investigation into a child paedophile ring, known as the "Livestock Mart".{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Laura |title=The best recent crime novels – review roundup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/15/mick-herron-blood-road-stuart-macbride-quaker-mcilvanney-poison-fremantle-shot-lynne-truss |accessdate=9 November 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=15 June 2018}}
Reception
Whilst the book garnered positive reviews, some reviewers felt uncomfortable with the very graphic descriptions of the paedophilic sex-ring. Breda Brown, writing in the Sunday Independent, said {{cquote|While the paedophile storyline is stomach churning, the content rings true and is a reminder that evil people do live in the world.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Breda |title=Macabre blend of murder and humour |work=Sunday Independent |date=22 July 2018|id={{ProQuest|2072953251}} }}}}
Louise Fairbairn, writing in The Scotsman, described the book as being MacBride's best work to date.{{cite news |last1=Fairbairn |first1=Louise |title=Book review: The Blood Road, by Stuart MacBride |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/book-review-the-blood-road-by-stuart-macbride-1-4757859 |accessdate=9 November 2018 |work=The Scotsman |date=21 June 2018}}
Notes
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Category:Novels set in Aberdeenshire