Where the Shadow Falls: An Alice Rice Mystery (The Alice Rice Mysteries Book 2)

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) From its blood-stained opening, the latest chapter in the tumultuous life of DS Alice Rice proves a compelling read' - Scottish Field 'A tangled web of estranged family members, closeted lifestyles and windfarm nimbyism...really did keep me guessing to the end' - Stirling Observer 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 #x96; with millions of pounds at stake #x96; 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 murderer? The case of a murdered retired sheriff in Edinburgh draws Detective Sergeant Alice Rice into the high-stakes world of wind-farm developers.