'If it was me, if I was the murderer, Alice thought, where I go? What would I do? The job he had set himself was unfinished, he must be aware that his luck could not go on forever. It was a sumple calculation; at best a lifetime in prison, at worst he'd be killed by the police whilst attempting to complete his self-appointed task.'

Introducing Alice Rice, Edinburgh detective. Smart and capable, but battling disillusionment and loneliness, she races against time and an implacable killer to solve a series of grisly murders among Edinburgh's professional elite in the well-to-do New Town.

'There is not a dull page from start to finish' - Alexander McCall Smith

'this is a really accomplished debut: atmospheric, detailed, and hitting every requirement for a satisfying crime novel' - Waterstones

'The New Rebus' - Sunday Express

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• Literature & FictionLiterary FictionMystery, Thriller & Suspense

• Publication Date: May 1, 2011
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• Print Length: 229 Pages
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