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Gillian Galbraith

Gillian Galbraith

Gillian Galbraith was an advocate specialising in medical negligence cases and was the legal correspondent for the Scottish Farmer magazine. She has also written on legal matters for The Times. Now a fulltime writer of fiction, Gillian lives with her husband, young daughter and assorted animals and bees near Kinross.

What was the best thing about being an advocate?
It’s a very stimulating job – you have to quickly come to grips with the facts and put together a convincing argument. I learned something new every day.
 
And what's the best thing about being a writer?
When things are going well you can lose yourself entirely. Writing becomes more vivid than actual life for that moment. Not to mention the freedom to drop everything and walk the dogs.
 
Considering the number of male detectives in crime fiction, why did you choose to make your main character a woman?
I find women tend to be more curious about people, increasing the scope for using psychology as a detection tool which intrigued me. There are lots of fictional male detectives and if fiction is to mirror life then there should be female ones, too.
 
How has Alice Rice changed over the course of the Alice Rice Mysteries?
Alice is smart and capable, but she's also trying to make it in a macho world. She’s more confident in general and, even when she doubts herself, she has enough belief in her own judgement to pursue her own lines of enquiry.
 
If you could give Alice one piece of advice, what would it be?
Expend less of her energy on her job and more on her life.
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Blood in the Water

Blood in the Water


ISBN: 9781841831121
Category: Fiction, Crime
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: August 2007
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'The Edinburgh underworld may have emitted a collective sigh of relief at the departure of Inspector Rebus, but just as they thought it was safe to reclaim the streets of Auld Reekie it seems that a fresh avenger of evil, DS Alice Rice, has come of age,' - Scottish Field

In this thrilling police-procedural from new crime writer Gillian Galbraith, we are introduced to Alice Rice, Edinburgh’s latest fictional detective.


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Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light


ISBN: 9781846971433
Category: Fiction
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: March 2010
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Synopsis:

'Alice Rice may be joining a very crowded profession -- that of the tough female copper -- but the auguries are good for Gillian Galbraith's protagonist' - Barry Forshaw, Good Book Guide

Partly inspired by the real-life killings of prostitutes in Ipswich, Gillian Galbraith’s third novel explores a hidden world where sex is bartered for money and drugs.


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Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light


ISBN: 9781846971167
Category: Fiction, Crime
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: April 2009
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Synopsis:

'Alice Rice may be joining a very crowded profession -- that of the tough female copper -- but the auguries are good for Gillian Galbraith's protagonist' - Barry Forshaw, Good Book Guide

Partly inspired by the real-life killings of prostitutes in Ipswich, this third Alice Rice mystery sees the detective in the hunt for a serial prostitue murderer and explores the hidden world where sex is bartered for money and drugs.

 


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No Sorrow to Die

No Sorrow to Die


ISBN: 9781846971754
Category: Fiction
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: April 2011
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'Another well-turned adventure for Gillian Galbraith’s striking heroine,' - Barry Forshaw, Good Book Guide

As Heather Brodie kisses her lover goodnight, her disabled husband lies dead, his throat cut from ear to ear. Who wanted Gavin Brodie dead?


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No Sorrow to Die

No Sorrow to Die


ISBN: 9781846971648
Category: Fiction
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: April 2010
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'Another well-turned adventure for Gillian Galbraith’s striking heroine,' - Barry Forshaw, Good Book Guide

Alice Rice is brought in to investigate the murders of two terminally-ill men. Are their killings coincidence? Or is there a serial killer with a mission to get rid of the sick and infirm?


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Road to Hell, The: An Alice Rice Mystery

Road to Hell, The: An Alice Rice Mystery


ISBN: 9781846972256
Category: Fiction
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: April 2012
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'A great evocation of Edinburgh and a strong heroine make a compelling read' - Bookbag

The Road to Hell, the fifth in the series, takes the policewoman to new personal depths and along a trail that leads to some of Edinburgh’s darkest and scariest corners.

 


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Where the Shadow Falls

Where the Shadow Falls


ISBN: 9781846970757
Category: Crime, Fiction
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: April 2008
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Synopsis:

'From its blood-stained opening, the latest chapter in the tumultuous life of DS Alice Rice proves a compelling read,' - Scottish Field

A new thrilling novel carefully laiden with mystery, deception and murder in which Alice Rice finds herself hunting a killer.


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Where the Shadow Falls

Where the Shadow Falls


ISBN: 9781846971068
Category: Fiction, Crime
Author: Gillian Galbraith
Publication Date: April 2009
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"From its blood-stained opening, the latest chapter in the tumultuous life of DS Alice Rice proves a compelling read," - Scottish Field

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. This is linked with wind-farm developers - with millions of pounds at stake. When Alice thinks she's finally solved the mystery, the sheriff's wife is also killed - is it a double murder?


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