Eye for an Eye

The cobbled lanes and back streets of St Andrews provide the setting for these brutal killings. But six unsolved murders and mounting censure from the media force Detective Inspector Andy Gilchrist off the case. Driven by his fear of failure, desperate to redeem his career and reputation, Gilchrist vows to catch The Stabber alone. What is the significance of the left eye? How does an old photograph of an injured cat link the past to the present? And what exactly is our little group? Digging deeper into the world of a psychopath, Gilchrist fears he is up against the worst kind of murderer: a serial killer on the verge of mental collapse. Can Gilchrist alone unravel the warped mind of a crazy killer? With reckless resolve, he risks it all in a heartstopping race to catch The Stabber, knowing that any mistake could be his last.

'Detective Rebus has a new rival who's cleaner living and better looking than the hard-drinking cop.' THE SUN

'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.' THE DAILY RECORD

'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.' THE LIST

The cobbled lanes and back streets of St Andrews provide the setting for these brutal killings. But six unsolved murders and mounting censure from the media force Detective Inspector Andy Gilchrist off the case. Driven by his fear of failure, desperate to redeem his career and reputation, Gilchrist vows to catch The Stabber alone. What is the significance of the left eye? How does an old photograph of an injured cat link the past to the present? And what exactly is our little group? Digging deeper into the world of a psychopath, Gilchrist fears he is up against the worst kind of murderer: a serial killer on the verge of mental collapse. Can Gilchrist alone unravel the warped mind of a crazy killer? With reckless resolve, he risks it all in a heartstopping race to catch The Stabber, knowing that any mistake could be his last.