Book description
From its blood-stained opening, the latest chapter in the
tumultuous life of DS Alice Rice proves a compelling read' - Scottish
Field 'A tangled web of estranged family members, closeted lifestyles
and windfarm nimbyism...really did keep me guessing to the end' -
Stirling Observer When the body of a retired sheriff is discovered in
his grand house in the New Town of Edinburgh, Detective Sergeant Alice
Rice finds herself hunting his killer. The search leads her to an
unfamiliar world where wind-farm developers Â- with millions of pounds
at stake Â- and protesters face each other with daggers drawn. Just as
Alice thinks an answer is beginning to emerge, the sheriff's lover is
killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident. An unlikely coincidence
or, as the search widens, is Alice now investigating a double murderer?
Gillian Galbraith grew up near Haddington. For 17 years, she was an
advocate specialising in medical negligence and agricultural law cases.
Before qualifying in law she worked for a time as an agony aunt in
magazines for teenagers. Since then, she has been the legal
correspondent for the Scottish Farmer and has written law reports for
The Times. Gillian has also written on legal matters for The Times. She
lives deep in the country near Kinross with her husband and daughter,
plus assorted cats, dogs, hens and bees.
