Reviews
With this highly readable debut novel, Gillian Galbraith establishes what one hopes will be a long-running presence. This is a vivid and exciting story, set against the background of Edinburgh's legal and medical circles. 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 really satisfying crime novel
Rodney Troubridge, Waterstone's
The "New Rebus"
The Sunday Express
a fast-paced yarn
The Scotsman
Blood in the Water positively reeks of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Evening News
Offers a much needed female perspective on the city and the genre
Scottish Field
About the Book
'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
