The Killing Mood, T.F. Muir
The Killing Mood, T.F. Muir
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The Killing Mood

Author: T.F. Muir

Narrator: David Monteath

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/09/2023


Synopsis

Mid-winter, St. Andrews, Scotland: When a university lecturer fails to turn up for class, he is found dead at home, with evidence of having committed suicide. A female student reports to the police that she was having an affair with him and knows he would never commit suicide. Toxicology results turn up Class A drugs in his system, and DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate, DS Jessie Janes, are called in to investigate.

The initial enquiry soon turns into a murder investigation, and when Gilchrist and Jessie dig deep into the man's background they uncover a criminal past, a history of romance scams, and several bank accounts containing hundreds of thousands of pounds. A forensic search of the man's computer hard-drives reveal a lengthy trail of heartbroken women tricked into parting with their savings in a futile search for love.

Did one of those scorned women seek revenge and kill him? Or did his criminal past finally catch up with him?

PRAISE FOR T.F. MUIR:

'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

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

'Gripping and grisly, with plenty of twists and turns that race along with black humour.' Craig Robertson

'DCI Gilchrist gets under your skin. Though, determined, and a bit vulnerable, this character will stay with you long after the last page.' Anna Smith

'Gripping!' Peterborough Telegraph

About T.F. Muir

Born in Glasgow and now a dual UK/US citizen, T.F. Muir is the author of the DCI Andy Gilchrist series - the first of which, Eye For An Eye, won the Pitlochry Award for the best crime novel by an unpublished writer, and the second, Hand For A Hand, continues to garner great reviews. He is now working on his next Gilchrist novel, another story suffused with dark alleyways, cobbled streets and all things gruesome.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsten on November 07, 2024

St. Andrews, kurz vor Weihnachten: als eine Studentin ihren Dozenten für einem Termin aufsucht, findet sie seine Leiche. Auf den ersten Blick deutet alles auf Selbstmord hin. Aber auf den zweiten Blick stellen DCI Andy Gilchrist und seine Kollegin Jessie Janes fest, dass eine Gewalttat vorliegt. Der......more

Goodreads review by Christine on December 18, 2023

The Killing Mood by T F Muir is another book in the DCI Gilchrist police series, this time the setting is mid winter at St Andrews, when a university lecturer is found dead, an apparent suicide. Then when it is found he has a history of romance scams and several thousands of pounds in various bank a......more

Goodreads review by Julie Footner-Hughes on February 23, 2025

I haven't read any of the others so I missed a little of the characters back stories but this was a good easy read with an interesting storyline. I'll definitely look out for others.......more

Goodreads review by John on December 04, 2024

Another, page turning, brilliant thriller by T F Muir. I was lucky to spot this book in my local library and identified it as the next DCI Gilchrist book on my wish list. A very interesting plot, with lots of twists and turns. This is my second DCI Gilchrist book this year and I’m also enjoying the......more

Goodreads review by Rog on April 04, 2025

This is the twelfth book in a police procedural series set in Scotland (thirteen books so far) with the main character, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Gilchrist, being based in St Andrews. I had read "The murder list" (the tenth book) a few years ago and found the descriptions of violence too graphi......more