The Killing Mood

<B>Mid-winter, St. Andrews, Scotland: </B>When a university lecturer fails to turn up for class, he is found dead at home, with evidence of having committed suicide. A female student reports to the police that she was having an affair with him and knows he would never commit suicide. Toxicology results turn up Class A drugs in his system, and DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate, DS Jessie Janes, are called in to investigate.  <BR/><BR/> The initial enquiry soon turns into a murder investigation, and when Gilchrist and Jessie dig deep into the man's background they uncover a criminal past, a history of romance scams, and several bank accounts containing hundreds of thousands of pounds. A forensic search of the man's computer hard-drives reveal a lengthy trail of heartbroken women tricked into parting with their savings in a futile search for love. <BR/><BR/><B>Did one of those scorned women seek revenge and kill him? Or did his criminal past finally catch up with him?</B><BR/><BR/><B>PRAISE FOR T.F. MUIR:</B><BR/><BR/> '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.' <I>Daily Record</I><BR/><BR/> 'A truly gripping read, with all the makings of a classic series.' Mick Herron<BR/><BR/> 'Gripping and grisly, with plenty of twists and turns that race along with black humour.' Craig Robertson<BR/><BR/> '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<BR/><BR/> 'Gripping!' <I>Peterborough Telegraph</I>