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Sawbones (Most Wanted) (2008)

by Stuart MacBride(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1842995294 (ISBN13: 9781842995297)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Barrington Stoke

review 1: I have previously read some of the Logan McRae books and I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed this author's writing. The first thing you notice is that this is not set in Aberdeen, but takes place in the US. There is still the graphic content, and the patches of dry humour laced throughout the tale so perhaps not ideal for the slightly squeamish. Despite the short length it has probably prompted me to reread the other books again and then ferret out some more.The reader should take note of the writer's introduction, especially the part where he states that he had fun with this novella. If the author had fun with it then the reader shouldn't expect to take everything seriously and overlook convenient coincidences. So although only a short read it was still worthwhile fo... morer me.
review 2: Sawbones is a novella, set in the US, not part of MacBride's series books set in Aberdeen. There are some similarities though - I harbour a fond belief that this author couldn't write out his shopping list without some sly, black humour involved.There is plenty of humour in SAWBONES. There's also a lot of gruesome moments, which again is pretty typical MacBride. He does love to gross you out, make you laugh, then make you stop and think what the hell am I laughing at for goodness sake! It's quite a tribute to the skill of the author that he can make that work in 114 pages, whilst he also tells a soberingly believable story. You see Laura's dad is not somebody to be messed with - he knows people - who know what to do with people, and there's a car full of those people chasing our serial killer across America, tracking the killer that the FBI have nicknamed Sawbones. Dealing with Laura's boyfriend, handling the interest of local State Troopers, calling in some big favours. The reason they call this killer Sawbones - well he's a serial killer, I think you can probably work that one out. What the pursuers have in mind - well you can guess that without the need for much synapse snapping. What ends up happening - well maybe you aren't going to quite pick all the elements of that coming. The story moves at a very rapid clip (one ancient and clapped out Ford Crown Victoria nothwithstanding). It's violent, it's brusque, it's unflinchingly gross is some places. It's funny, it's black, it's in your face in some places. It's highly entertaining and - I'm probably going to hell in a handbasket - because I just couldn't help but laugh a lot. less

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