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Life For A Life

By: T.F. Muir
Narrated by: David Monteath
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Summary
 Will DCI Andy Gilchrist end up like the others - dead, beheaded on a beach?

The middle of winter in St Andrews. When a young woman's half-naked body is found on Fife's Coastal Path, frozen and with remnants of a rope manacle around her wrist, DCI Andy Gilchrist is given the case.

Gilchrist's investigation uncovers a bloody trail of shootings and executions that lead him to the heart of a trafficking war. Links to Scotland's foremost criminal family, the Home Office and a killer intent on expanding his territory, pull Gilchrist deeper into this murderous web until he comes face to face with the most dangerous man he has ever met.

Praise for T. F. Muir:

'Everything I look for in a crime novel.' Louise Welsh

'A truly gripping read, with all the makings of a classic series.' Mick Herron

'A clever thriller, tinged with melancholy.' Karen Campbell.

'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.' Daily Record©2013 T.F. Muir Crime Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Exciting Scary
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So pleased to see book 4 in the series as I thoroughly enjoyed the first 3. Didn't disappoint! Another great book, and pleased to see the same narrator as he really helped me visualise the characters and the settings. Didn't want them to end and really got into the story- found myself really looking forward to the commute to work!

Hoping there will be more......

Great 4th book in the series

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This is the 4th book in the Series and I purchased it without even reading the story line - that is how much I enjoyed the other 3. Needless to say I was not let down by the author, roll on book 5

Another great offering from T F Muir

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Where does Life for a Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Up there with the best crime/detective novels

What other book might you compare Life for a Life to, and why?

Any of the previous 3 in this series

Have you listened to any of David Monteath’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Yes. It compares very well

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I don't think detective novels are generally 'moving'

Any additional comments?

This is the 4th book in the DCI Andy Gilchrist seres and my favourite so far - these books just keep getting better and better. I've introduced a few people to TF Muir books and everyone has enjoyed them.

Muir does it again!

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a good read but had to ff through some of the descriptions of the murders as they were stomach churning (complements to author). I just like to be told someone has been murdered and enjoy the chase to find killer.

not for faint hearted

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I really enjoyed this book...the characters are so believable, the story fast paced and exciting! can't wait for another...the reader top class!

first time

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