The Alice Rice Mysteries Series

Alice Rice—“a strong female detective on the Scottish crime scene”—must stem the tide of murder in a new thriller from the author of The Road to Hell (The Bookbag).   A young disabled girl is lost on a winter’s night in Leith, unable to help herself or find her way home. Someone is combing the streets, frantically searching for her. Within hours of her disappearance, a body is washed up on Beamer Rock, a tiny island in the River Forth being used as part of the foundations for the new Queensferry bridge. No sooner has Det. Inspector Alice Rice managed to discover the identity of that body than another one is washed up on the edge of the estuary in Belhaven Bay. What is the connection between the two bodies? Are there other victims in the killer’s sights? If so, can Alice solve the puzzle before another life is taken? In this novel, the sixth in the series, appearances belie reality, and truths and falsehoods gradually merge, becoming indistinguishable.   Praise for Gillian Galbraith and the Alice Rice Mystery Series “Highly readable.” —Alexander McCall Smith, New York Times–bestselling author of Dream Angus   “An author to watch.” —Publishing News   “[Galbraith] offers a much-needed female perspective on the city and the genre.” —Scottish Field

Scottish detective Alice Rice stalks a serial killer in this thriller steeped in “chilling realism” from the author of Blood in the Water (Edinburgh Evening News).   As Heather Brodie kisses her lover goodnight, her disabled husband lies dead, his throat cut from ear to ear. Who wanted Gavin Brodie dead? Many people, including Gavin Brodie. Crushed by an incurable illness, he pleaded to be allowed to die.   When DS Alice Rice is brought in to investigate, another terminally ill man is found murdered. It could be a coincidence—or it could be something much more sinister: a serial killer preying on the sick and infirm. And Alice has more worries when she suspects her partner, Ian Melville, is lying to her. This atmospheric thriller builds on the success of the first three Alice Rice mysteries and is a passionate tale of deception, betrayal, and the value of life and love.   “Highly readable.” —Alexander McCall Smith, New York Times–bestselling author of Dream Angus   “An author to watch.” —Publishing News   “She’s onto a winner with her chosen location of Edinburgh. Its brooding architecture and narrow alleyways suit dark tales . . . All-in-all, a satisfying detective novel with all loose ends nicely tied up.” —The Bookbag   “[Galbraith] offers a much-needed female perspective on the city and the genre.” —Scottish Field

Scottish detective Alice Rice puts her career—and life—on the line in this “excellent crime novel” from the author of No Sorrow to Die (Scottish Field).   When the body of a half-clothed woman is discovered in an Edinburgh park, a murder investigation is launched. The victim has not been reported missing, and there are few clues to her identity. Soon after, the naked corpse of a prominent clergyman is found, also in a park. DS Alice Rice wonders if the same killer is at work, and if so, what is the connection between the apparently motiveless attacks? The Road to Hell, the fifth in the series, takes the policewoman to new personal depths along a trail that leads to some of Edinburgh’s darkest and scariest corners.   “Ian Rankin made it his way to be familiar with the workings of the police force—Gillian Galbraith’s background is in the legal profession and brings the same authority to her writing and the same ability to bring the city to life . . . We’ve also got a very compelling protagonist in DS Alice Rice.” —The Bookbag

A Scottish detective investigates a suspicious death with ties to a wind farm in this mystery by the author of Blood in the Water. When the body of a retired sheriff is discovered in his grand house in the New Town of Edinburgh, Detective Sergeant Alice Rice finds herself hunting his killer. The search leads her to an unfamiliar world where wind-farm developers with millions of pounds at stake and protesters face each other with daggers drawn. Just as Alice thinks an answer is beginning to emerge, the sheriff's lover is killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident. An unlikely coincidence or, as the search widens, is Alice now investigating a double murder? Praise for Blood in the Water “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 “Chilling realism.” —Edinburgh Evening News (UK)

In this gritty, mystery series debut, a lone wolf detective must use her wits to nab a serial killer terrorizing Edinburgh professionals. If it was me, if I was the murderer, Alice thought, where would 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 simple calculation; at best, a lifetime in prison, at worst he’d be killed by the police while 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. Praise for Blood in the Water “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 “Chilling realism.” —Edinburgh Evening News (UK)

A body found near Edinburgh’s red-light district sends a cop into a seamy underworld in this “fast-paced” crime thriller. (Scots Magazine). On a freezing midwinter night in Leith, a policewoman’s flashlight stabs the darkness in a snow-covered cemetery. The circle of light stops on a colorless, dead face. So begins the hunt for a serial murderer of prostitutes requiring Alice Rice to plunge into a hidden world where sex is bartered for money and drugs. At the same time, Alice’s off-duty life continues its uneven course, as her romance with artist Ian Melville offers the prospect of happiness but is plagued by insecurity, and Alice’s demented but determined neighbor, Miss Spinnell, offers a new challenge to Alice’s patience at every turn. This atmospheric thriller is part of the acclaimed police procedural series featuring “a strong female detective on the Scottish crime scene” (The Bookbag).