The morning begins with the body of a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death right in the center of the red light district of Aberdeen, Scotland. Another bad start to a bad day for Detective Sergeant Logan McRae, especially since he already has enough good on his head: the dismembered corpse of a Labrador dog in a suitcase, group sex of city council members with a minor, a missing unfaithful husband. The everyday problems of an ordinary policeman from an ordinary Scottish town at the beginning of the 21st century. Oh yes! Don’t forget about the maniac who tightly closes the doors of houses and burns them along with the inhabitants - once, twice, three times. In addition, an internal investigation is hanging over McRae, and his boss is testing his nerves with all her might... Stuart McBride's novel is an excellent urban detective story, generously flavored with black Scottish humor.