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T.F. Muir Crafting Crime Publishing Excellence.

Creator of the acclaimed DCI Gilchrist series and founder of Fictor Publishing, bringing atmospheric crime fiction to readers worldwide.

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One of Scotland’s most popular novelists, and author of the internationally acclaimed DCI Gilchrist crime series.

In the historical coastal town of St Andrews, beneath cathedral ruins, along cobble-stoned streets, and bordered by 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 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.

Books available in all formats

audio, ebook, And Print

Blood Torment

(Di Gilchrist #6)

Dead Cold

(Di Gilchrist #13)

The Killing Mood

(Di Gilchrist #12)

Dead Find

(Di Gilchrist #11)

The Murder List

(Di Gilchrist #10)

Dead Still

(Di Gilchrist #9)

Short Stories

A Christmas Tail

When Isabelle McLaren is given the devastating news that her ten-year old son, Thomas, has only months to live, she takes him to St Andrews to see Hamish McHamish, the town’s beloved stray cat who Thomas believes can cure him, if only he gets to stroke him. But Hamish is missing, and when Thomas’s health takes a sudden turn for the worse, Isabelle asks DCI Andy Gilchrist for help – find Hamish, and give her son his final wish. But in the season of goodwill to all men, will it take a cat to prove that miracles can still happen?

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