'If it was me, if I was the murderer, Alice thought, where I go? What would I do? The job he had set himself was unfinished, he must be aware that his luck could not go on forever. It was a sumple calculation; at best a lifetime in prison, at worst he'd be killed by the police whilst attempting to complete his self-appointed task.'

Introducing Alice Rice, Edinburgh detective. Smart and capable, but battling disillusionment and loneliness, she races against time and an implacable killer to solve a series of grisly murders among Edinburgh's professional elite in the well-to-do New Town.

'There is not a dull page from start to finish' - Alexander McCall Smith

'this is a really accomplished debut: atmospheric, detailed, and hitting every requirement for a satisfying crime novel' - Waterstones

'The New Rebus' - Sunday Express

About the Author

Gillian Galbraith was an advocate specialising in medical negligence cases and was the legal correspondent for the Scottish Farmer magazine. She has also written on legal matters for The Times. Now a full-time writer of fiction, Gillian lives with her husband, young daughter and assorted animals and bees near Kinross.

Reviews

'With this highly readable debut novel, Gillian Galbraith establishes what one hopes will be a long-running presence. This is a vivid and exciting story, set against the background of Edinburgh's legal and medical circles. There is not a dull page from start to finish'

-- Alexander McCall Smith

'This is a really accomplished debut: atmospheric, detailed and hitting every requirement for a really satisfying crime novel'

-- Rodney Troubridge, Waterstone's

'The "New Rebus"'

* The Sunday Express *

'a fast-paced yarn'

* The Scotsman *

'Blood in the Water positively reeks of Edinburgh'

* Edinburgh Evening News *

'Offers a much needed female perspective on the city and the genre'

* Scottish Field *



Book Information
ISBN 9781846974007
Author Gillian Galbraith
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Publisher Birlinn General
Weight(grams) 186g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 15mm