Dead Cold

DCI Andy Gilchrist and DS Jessie Janes investigate a gruesome murder on a golf course near the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland. The post-mortem examination reveals a shocking detail that must be kept from the public, leading Gilchrist to fear a killer of old has resurfaced or a debut serial killer setting out to learn his murderous trade. The hunt for the killer forces Gilchrist down a dangerous path that puts his and Jessie's lives in danger and ultimately leads them to a mind-playing madman who would rather kill again than go to prison.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 07 November 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

St. Andrews, Scotland: When a woman's eviscerated body is found on the golf course close to the Fairmont Hotel, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate DS Jessie Janes are assigned the investigation. But the post-mortem examination uncovers a shocking detail that must be kept from the public... Who could carry out such a brutal murder? And what is the significance of the gruesome trophy? When DNA uncovers links to a murder committed thirty years earlier, Gilchrist fears a killer of old has resurfaced, or worse, a debut serial killer setting out to learn his murderous trade. The hunt for the killer forces Gilchrist down a dangerous path that puts his and Jessie's lives in danger, and ultimately leads them to a mind-playing madman who would rather kill again than go to prison. As Gilchrist homes in on the murderer, he finds himself relentlessly drawn into the killer's mind games and a desperate fight for his life, in which there can only be one winner. Has Gilchrist finally met his match? ---------- PRAISE FOR T.F. MUIR: A truly gripping read, with all the makings of a classic series. - Mick Herron Rebus did it for Edinburgh. Laidlaw did it for Glasgow. Gilchrist might just be the bloke to put St. Andrews on the crime fiction map. - Daily Record Gripping and grisly, with plenty of twists and turns that race along with black humor. - Craig Robertson DCI Gilchrist gets under your skin. Though determined and a bit vulnerable, this character will stay with you long after the last page. - Anna Smith

Weight: 548g
Dimension: 244 x 165 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408720387