The morning begins with the body of a prostitute naked and beaten to death right in the center of the red light district of Aberdeen, Scotland. Another bad start to a bad day is Detective Sergeant Logan McRae, especially since there is already enough good on his head: the dismembered corpse of a Labrador dog in a suitcase, group sex of city council members with a minor, the missing wrong husband. The everyday problems of an ordinary police officer from an ordinary Scottish city of the early 21st century Oh yes! Do not forget about the maniac who tightly closes the doors of houses and burns them with the inhabitants - one, another, third . In addition, an internal investigation hangs over MacRae, and the boss is struggling to test his nerves for strength...The novel by Stuart McBride is an excellent city detective, pretty well flavored with black Scottish humor .