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Tightly plotted with a real sense of place and characters with heart that will stay with me for some time Recommended for all lovers of police procedurals Lisa Ballantyne

St Andrews Scotland Renovation works on the famous Old Course golf course uncovers the remains of a body in a shallow grave two bullet holes in the skull DNA confirms the victim as Rab Shepherd the missing brother of Scotlands late crime patriarch Jock Shepherd But Rab pulled out of the family business over twenty years ago and moved to Australia where he allegedly lived an honest and wealthy life This body confirms otherwise

Why was Rab killed And who would risk killing him knowing he was big Jocks brother

DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate DS Jessie Janes are assigned the murder investigation and soon uncover a trail of executions and torture treachery and betrayal and ultimately a gangland secret so powerful it could shake the UK government to its core

PRAISE FOR TF MUIR

Rebus did it for Edinburgh Laidlaw did it for Glasgow Gilchrist might just be the bloke to put St Andrews on the crime fiction map Daily Record

A truly gripping read with all the makings of a classic series Mick Herron

Gripping and grisly with plenty of twists and turns that race along with black humour Craig Robertson

DCI Gilchrist gets under your skin Though determined and a bit vulnerable this character will stay with you long after the last page Anna Smith

Gripping Peterborough Telegraph