Bred in the Bone

Jasmine Sharp and Catherine McLeod, Book 3

By: Christopher Brookmyre

Narrated by: Hilary McLean

Bred in the Bone is the stunning third novel in Brookmyre’s series featuring private investigator Jasmine Sharp and Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod. Set in the disturbing underworld of Glasgow - a place where countless old scores are still waiting to be settled, and where everyone knows everyone else - Bred in the Bone is a masterful mystery novel that will appeal to fans of Denise Mina, Val McDermid, and Ian Rankin.

Private investigator Jasmine Sharp's father was murdered before she was born, and her mother went to self-sacrificing lengths in order to shield her from the world in which he moved. Since her mother's death, all she has been able to learn is his first name - and that only through a strange bond she has forged with the man who killed him: Glen Fallan. But when Fallan is arrested for the murder of a criminal her mother knew since childhood, Jasmine is finally forced to enter his domain: A place where violence is a way of life and vengeance spans generations.

Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod has one major Glaswegian gangster in the mortuary and another in the cells for killing him - which ought to be cause for celebration. Catherine is not smiling, however. From the moment she discovered a symbol daubed on the victim's head, she has understood that this case is far more dangerous than it appears on the surface, something that could threaten her family and end her career. As one battles her demons and the other chases her ghosts, these two very different detectives will ultimately confront the secrets that have entangled both of their fates since before Jasmine was even born.

©2013 Christopher Brookmyre. Recorded by arrangement with Grove/Atlantic, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Fabulous except for the animal cruelty

I enjoy this writer’s style and characters and the way his mysteries unravel in surprising ways. The 3 main characters become more developed in this book, which makes it endearing and memorable. The awful party threatens ruin but is blessedly brief, so just fast forward through the horse mutilation because it is gratuitously disturbing and unnecessarily depraved.

Excellent characters

I only wish there were more books following! Best male author in a long time

Happy commuter

I love these books!!! They are well-read, engaging and have a well written plot. I loved the mystery of it!!

One of the best.

Up there with McIlvanney and McKinty. Complex story that surprises you at many turns. McLean is a great reader.

Brookmyre did it again, and probably the best so far!

Wow, exciting story, interesting characters, twists and turns! A first class addition to the series. Great narration as well. Can’t wait for the next one!