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What secrets from the past was he about to uncover?
When a woman’s skeleton is discovered in a shallow grave, DCI Andy Gilchrist is tasked with finding her killer. But a psychic’s warnings and markings on a rusted cigarette lighter found among the rotted remains set Gilchrist off on a trail that will take him thirty-five years into his past and on course to unmask the killer of his brother in a fatal hit-and-run accident a generation ago.
When dental records from an extracted tooth at the murder scene force Gilchrist to confront the unthinkable – that his brother was a killer – he keeps his fears to himself, only to be suspended on suspicion of destroying evidence.
But Gilchrist battles on in his quest for answers. Who was the woman? Why was she murdered? And was his brother’s fatal hit-and-run really an accident?
Fearful of the final outcome, Gilchrist is torn between right and wrong. Should he expose the truth and save his own career at the cost of his brother’s memory? Or leave it buried among the lies of the past?
One psychopath. One killer. The Stabber.
Six victims. Six wife-abusers. Each stabbed to death through their left eye.
The cobbled lanes and back streets of St Andrews provide the setting for these brutal killings. But six unsolved murders and mounting censure from the media force Detective Inspector Andy Gilchrist off the case. Driven by his fear of failure, and desperate to redeem his career and reputation, Gilchrist vows to catch The Stabber alone.
What is the significance of the left eye? How does an old photograph of an injured cat link the past to the present? And what exactly is our little group? Digging deeper into the world of a psychopath, Gilchrist fears he is up against the worst kind of murderer – a serial killer on the verge of mental collapse.
Can Gilchrist unravel the warped mind of a crazed killer? Can he alone work out who and where the next victim is to be slain? With reckless resolve, Gilchrist risks it all in a heart-stopping race to catch The Stabber, knowing that any mistake could be his last.
In the historical coastal town of St Andrews, beneath cathedral ruins, along cobble-stoned streets, and beside windswept cliffs, murder leaves its mark. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Gilchrist stands at its centre; analytical, unflinching, and driven by an uncompromising sense of justice. T.F. Muir is the author of the fiercely popular DCI Gilchrist crime novels, a multi-book crime series acclaimed for its psychological depth, intricate plotting, and vivid sense of place. With fresh US editions launching through his independent imprint, Fictor Publishing, T.F. Muir continues to expand DCI Gilchrist’s reach on both sides of the Atlantic.
