Hand for a Hand (Detective Gilchrist) - Softcover

'Eye for an Eye comes with the Louise Welsh stamp of approval - it came to her attention partly because she judged it the winner of the 2004 Pitlochry Crime Award- and the author of The Cutting Room certainly knows a good quality filthy tale when she reads one.''A book which seeks to play with the reader's expectations of what a crime novel is supposed to be.'THE LIST 'A bright new recruit to the swelling army of Scots crime writers.'QUINTIN JARDINE Before you know it, the completely unexpected plot twists and the simple humanity of the characters have you hooked - they ensure you keep reading!''You take a chance when you buy a book... You may have wasted your hard-earned cash on an amateur who got lucky with a sympathetic publisher, or on the other hand you may have helped launch a glittering new star into the literary firmament. With debut author Frank Muir and Eye for an Eye it's definitely the latter.''Eye for an Eye brings a criminal nightmare to an everyday location.'THE SCOTS MAGAZINE 'Eye for an Eye comes with the Louise Welsh stamp of approval - it came to her attention partly because she judged it the winner of the 2004 Pitlochry Crime Award- and the author of The Cutting Room certainly knows a good quality filthy tale when she reads one.' 'A book which seeks to play with the reader's expectations of what a crime novel is supposed to be.' THE LIST Before you know it, the completely unexpected plot twists and the simple humanity of the characters have you hooked - they ensure you keep reading!' 'You take a chance when you buy a book... You may have wasted your hard-earned cash on an amateur who got lucky with a sympathetic publisher, or on the other hand you may have helped launch a glittering new star into the literary firmament. With debut author Frank Muir and Eye for an Eye it's definitely the latter.' 'Eye for an Eye brings a criminal nightmare to an everyday location.' THE SCOTS MAGAZINE 'A bright new recruit to the swelling army of Scots crime writers.' QUINTIN JARDINE

When DCI Andy Gilchrist is called to a crime scene to find an amputated hand clutching a note addressed to him, a note that contains only one word, murder, he is pulled into an investigation that will test him to the limit. Soon other single word clues are found along with amputated body parts and the murderer's vengeful message becomes clear as the identity of the next intended victim is revealed. But when someone close to him disappears, Gilchrist knows he is too late. Together with Nance Wilson, the sexy DC with her own agenda, Gilchrist comes to see the answer to the present murders lies within the secrets of his past. Forced to confront his demons, Gilchrist must solve the cryptic clues and find the murderer before the next victim, a woman whose life means more to Gilchrist than his own, is served up to him piece by slaughtered piece.