{"product_id":"blood-rust-and-steel","title":"Blood, Rust and Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll good things must come to an end . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActing Detective Inspector Roberta Steel has never been shy, but she’s finally retiring. After thirty years of policing Aberdeen’s underbelly, she’s all set for her twilight years to feature gardening gloves, afternoon tea, crosswords puzzles, and shouting at the telly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, when a body turns up in a wheelie bin, it looks like an excellent way to round off her career and go out with a bang. But the Northeast of Scotland isn’t finished with her yet:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s a violent protest to stop; far-right populist politicians, and sketchy government spooks; a by-election; drugs, dogs, and baby-doll nighties; and a desperate ex-colleague, begging her for help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith only her Queen Street Irregulars for backup, and the top brass desperate to get shot of her, these final few weeks might just be the death of her . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Stuart MacBride:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me . . . always fast, hard, authentic – and different’ – \u003cb\u003eLee Child, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of the Jack Reacher series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Dark and brilliantly written’ – \u003cb\u003eLinwood Barclay, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eI Will Ruin You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘MacBride is a damned fine writer’ – \u003cb\u003ePeter James, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003ePicture You Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stuart MacBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50353986076839,"sku":"9781035064991","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/Blood_RustandSteel-MacBride-2026-9781035064991.jpg?v=1779846643","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/blood-rust-and-steel","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}