He takes an aspect of Scottish life or the criminal world and exaggerates it madly, and I always hope that no one outside Scotland thinks our country or our police force are actually like this. First target is Nicholas Wilson – a constitutional scholar, who is loathed by even his closest associates. Hailing from the wonderful Granite City myself I have more than a passing interest in seeing Aberdeen through the eyes of Stuart MacBride. At this stage, I know there is little that will surprise me, but this makes little difference to the huge level of enjoyment that I know I am guaranteed to experience.

Some of the Alt Nat members are certainly not averse to using extreme violence against those who’s views differ from theirs.Then some more freelance design work, a handful of voiceovers for local radio and video production companies and a bash at being an actor (with a small 'a'), giving it up when it became clear there was no way I was ever going to be good enough to earn a decent living. Professor Nicholas Wilson is a stridently prominent voice supporting the union and ridiculing independence supporters. With All That’s Dead, we have a great addition to the series that will have you happy to devour the story. All the elements I expect are here, the humour, the comic wit, the mayhem, the iconic, shambolic lesbian queen that is DS Roberta Steel, and a Logan that MacBride has really put through the mill, it is nothing short of a miracle that he has managed to survive.

There are serious tensions between those for and those against Scottish Nationalism, and Wilson ( an arrogant and opinionated individual) has made many enemies in general, but in particular amongst those in favour of independence. I was never in doubt as to which character I was listening to and whilst some narrators come between the reader and the book, Worsley never does.But that is just window-dressing for the real treasures in this novel: the wonderful writing and the amazing characters. Mostly it’s because the political aspect of the book was not interesting to me, and I was merely into it from the investigation side of things. It is a real page turner and, whilst the events are dark, there is a thread of humour to lighten it, especially through the interactions of the characters. You just got to love Logan Macrae he is such a laugh he actually thought he could ease his way back into work from another lengthy recovery after being stabbed yet again, well he got that wrong. DI Frank King has been assigned to lead the investigation, and Inspector Logan McCrae, from Professional Standards (back at work after being stabbed in a previous book), has been assigned to keep an eye on DI King.