Hand for a hand - Frank Muir

When DCI Andy Gilchrist is called to a crime scene to find an amputated
hand clutching a note addressed to him, a note that contains only one
word, murder, he is pulled into an investigation that will test him to
the limit. Soon other single word clues are found along with amputated
body parts and the murderer's vengeful message becomes clear as the
identity of the next intended victim is revealed. But when someone close
to him disappears, Gilchrist knows he is too late. Together with Nance
Wilson, the sexy DC with her own agenda, Gilchrist comes to see the
answer to the present murders lies within the secrets of his past.
Forced to confront his demons, Gilchrist must solve the cryptic clues
and find the murderer before the next victim, a woman whose life means
more to Gilchrist than his own, is served up to him piece by slaughtered piece.

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

'Gilchrist is intriguing, bleak and vulnerable... if I were living in St Andrews I'd sleep with the lights on.' Anna Smith