Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride was born on February 27th, 1969 and is currently 56 years old. Stuart MacBride was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. MacBride attended Heriot-Watt University where he studied Architecture.
Stuart MacBride is the author of the Logan McRae series which currently consists of 13 novels. The Logan McRae series started in 2005 with the novel Cold Granite. The most recently released novel in the Logan McRae series was This House of Burning Bones which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Logan McRae series.
Stuart MacBride was shortlisted for the 2016 Dead Good Reader Award in The Tess Gerritsen Award for Best Series category for the DS Logan McRae series.
The first novel in the series,
Cold Granite, is set in Aberdeen, as are many of his novels. . Aberdeen is known as the
granite city in Scotland, due to the fact that many of the buildings in Aberdeen are made from local granite. Although he was born in Dumbarton, Stuart grew up in Aberdeen.
In 2017, the city of Aberdeen launched their Hall of Heroes, and picked 10 people to put into their hall of fame. Stuart made this list, along with the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Denis Law.
Stuart MacBride: Awards & Accolades
Stuart MacBride won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2007.
MacBride's books have also won multiple awards, Cold Granite won the Barry Award, Best First Novel, in 2006. Bloodshot / Broken Skin won the Crime Thriller Awards, Breakthrough Author of the Year, in 2008. In the Cold Dark Ground won The Dead Good Reader Award, The Hotel Chocolat Award for Darkest Moment, in 2016.
Stuart MacBride books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Cold Granite was nominated for the International Thriller Writers Award, Best First Novel, in 2006 as well as Theakston's Old Peculier - Crime Novel of the Year in 2007. Dying Light was nominated for the Barry Award, Best British Crime Novel, in 2007 as well as Theakston's Old Peculier - Crime Novel of the Year in 2008. Bloodshot / Broken Skin was nominated for Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year, in 2009. Dark Blood was nominated for Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year, in 2011. Birthdays for the Dead was nominated for the Crime Thriller Awards, The Bestseller Dagger, in 2012.
Related Authors
The most common authors followed by users who also follow Stuart MacBride are:
- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
- David Baldacci, author of the Amos Decker Series.
- Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
- Harlan Coben, author of the Myron Bolitar Series.
- James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
Stuart MacBride: F.A.Q
When was Stuart MacBride Born? How old is Stuart MacBride?
Stuart MacBride was born on February 27th, 1969. Stuart MacBride is currently 56 years old.
Where was Stuart MacBride Born?
Stuart MacBride was born in Dumbarton, Scotland and is Scottish.
What awards has Stuart MacBride won?
Stuart MacBride has won the following awards: Dagger in the Library Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (2007).
What book awards has Stuart MacBride won?
What was the first book Stuart MacBride wrote?
The first book written by Stuart MacBride was Cold Granite, published in 2005.
What was the most recent book Stuart MacBride wrote?
His most recently released work was This House of Burning Bones on May 22nd, 2025.
Will there be any more books by Stuart MacBride?
Stuart MacBride does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Stuart MacBride written?
Stuart MacBride has written 29 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 13 books in the Logan McRae Series, 3 books in the Logan McRae Short Story Collections, 3 books in the Ash Henderson Series, 6 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 1 book in the Collections, 1 book in the Picture Books.
What rank in the police force is Logan McRae?
Roles in books do change, however in the first novel, he is known as Detective Sergeant Logan McRae.