SHIFTING ICE

<p><strong>When an ex-con meets an untimely death the investigation has a slippery start</strong></p><p></p><p>Found bound and beaten in a warehouse a convicted criminal leaves a cryptic message before he croaks on the way to hospital.</p><p></p><p>What did he know that was worth killing for? DI McCord sets out on the icy streets of Edinburgh to look for a clue.</p><p></p><p>Elsewhere vivacious fashion journalist and meddlesome amateur sleuth Amy Thornton is in the doghouse sent to report on a garden centre and forbidden from getting involved in any crime capers.</p><p></p><p>But fate seems determined to force their paths to cross and trouble is rarely far behind.</p><p></p><p>SHIFTING ICE is the fourth standalone mystery in this series by Traude Ailinger. The full list of books is as follows:</p><p></p><p>1. NEAR MISS</p><p>2. HIGH HAND</p><p>3. LAST TRAIN FOR MURDER</p><p>4. SHIFTING ICE</p><p>5. BRIGHT SPARKS</p><p>6. FICKLE FORTUNES</p><p>7. PARTING WORDS</p><p></p><p>If you like fiction by Katie Gayle Sabina Manea Peter Boland and Merryn Allingham you'll love these books.</p>