The End of the Line

by Gillian Galbraith

Overview

After the death of leading haematologist Professor Anstruther, antiquarian book dealer Anthony Sparrow is tasked with clearing out his mansion of its books and papers. He soon begins to question the real circumstances of the old man’s death: was he in fact murdered, and if so, who was responsible?

The answer might be found in the personal diaries and letters which Sparrow unearths. But as he closes in on the answer, the perspective suddenly shifts and everything which he was sure about dissolves into darkness and shadows.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846974779
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	08/06/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.85(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Gillian Galbraith grew up near Haddington. For seventeen years, she was an advocate specializing in medical negligence and agricultural law cases. Before qualifying in law she worked for a time as an agony aunt in magazines for teenagers. Since then, she has been the legal correspondent for the Scottish Farmer and has written law reports for The Times. She lives deep in the country near Kinross with her husband and daughter, plus assorted cats, dogs, hens and bees.

Editorial Reviews

Combines various genres from murder mystery to non-fiction exposé, Galbraith offers real insights into an event that’s been branded as the worst scandal in the history of the NHS'

Scotland on Sunday

one of the best crime novels to take on holiday'

The Times

A tense new thriller'

Scottish Field

Undertaker and antiquarian bookseller Anthony Sparrow is an unlikely detective. The format is unconventional but skilfully handled, the varied collection of documents shedding light on the complex psychologies of killer and victim, while still allowing Sparrow to exercise his grey matter and bring it to a satisfying conclusion'

Herald - Alastair Mabbott

An elegantly engaging novel of detection. …With each narrative strand brimming with revelation and finely observed persona detail, this is a sharp and suspenseful mystery'

LoveReading - Joanne Owen

This is a book that stands out from the crowd for all the right reasons. It's a book that makes you think, a book that causes you to re-examine easy assumptions and preconceived ideas. It's certainly a book that we would strongly recommend'

Undiscovered Scotland

A gripping and absorbing novel, we witness the vulnerability of those aged and infirm; the dimming of the senses; the utter disregard and belief by anyone involved in the enquiry that the professor was doing anything other than acting in the best interests of those under his care; the devils which such enquiries unleash; the terribly short memories. Perhaps not written as a polemic, the core of the book is a call for humanity and understanding'

Journal of the Legal Society of Scotland

Full of twists and turns in all the right places, likely to appeal to many for its slow-build tension'

Dundee Courier

A departure from usual police procedurals … It couldn’t be better timed. The novel has for its inspiration the blood contamination scandal'

Sunday Post