Dr. Elizabeth Clarke has an unexpected visitor call upon her at her home in Edinburgh. the
following morning she is found dead in her house with her throat slit. A
piece of paper with the word 'unreliable' written on it was found near
the body. DS Alice Rice and DS Alastair Watt are assigned to investigate.
The
next evening, Sammy McBryde is found dead in similar circumstances,
with the word 'worthless' written on a piece of paper near the body.
Coincidence? Not too likely. What are the links to the two cases?
The
next victim, David Pearson, QC is found in a park in the pouring rain.
The note in his pocket states 'misleading'. During their investigation
of Pearson's murder Rice and Watt find out that he had once had an
affair with Dr. Clarke. It isn't long after that, that Pearson's
current lover is murdered. Again a piece of paper is found alongside
the victim, this time with 'untrustworthy' written on it.
Rice
has a friend who is an advocate. He finds a case which ties all of the
victims together. A new, solid suspect is now in the picture. It is
just a matter of finding him now.
A good first murder mystery by author Gillian Galbraith.
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