Why pull in Gilchrist and Jessie for a murder in Glasgow? And can they locate the missing bodies?
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?
But DNA uncovers links to a murder committed thirty years earlier, and has Gilchrist fearing 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 life in danger, and ultimately leads them to a mind-playing madman who will kill again rather 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?
When DCI Andy Gilchrist is called to a crime scene on the Old Course of St Andrews to find an amputated hand clutching a note addressed to him, a note that contains only one word – MURDER – he is pulled into an investigation that will test him to the limit.
When more single word clues are found along with other amputated body parts, the murderer’s vengeful intent becomes all too clear. But when someone close to Gilchrist disappears, he realizes he has not acted soon enough. Together with Nance Wilson, the sexy DS with her own agenda, Gilchrist battles on, only to discover that the answer to the present murders lies within the secrets of the past.
Forced to confront his demons, Gilchrist must solve the cryptic clues before the next victim, a woman whose life means more to him than his own, is served up to him piece by slaughtered piece.
