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Daisychain
Logan Finch has just about everything he ever wanted, including a penthouse apartment and a shot at making partner in one of Scotland's largest law firms. But there's something missing from his life: he still pines for the woman he thought was 'the one' and who left him without a word of explanation over twelve years ago.
Alex Cahill is one of Logan's clients, and probably his best friend. The profane, gregarious American owns a successful security business but has a shadowy past and a capacity for violence.
Detective Constable Rebecca Irvine, newly promoted to Strathclyde Police's CID, is stuck in a failing marriage. On her first day in the new job she is called to a murder scene in the affluent Southside of Glasgow. The victim is Penny Grant, Logan's former girlfriend. And her eleven-year-old daughter is missing.
Translation rights for the book have been sold to Germany, Poland and Serbia.
“If you want a confrontation with full-on firepower, this book is for you.”
- Scotsman
“Positively crackles from first page to last... An astonishingly accomplished debut with Grisham-like elan... If you read just one thriller this year, make it this one.”
- Daily Mail
“Don't even think about stopping half-way through because this is a strictly one-sitting, white-knuckle adrenalin ride that will undoubtedly be one of the best debuts to hit the thriller shelves this year”
- Daily Record
“Moffat's sharp writing grips from the first page and there's a reality to the situations that make this an excellent page turner”
- Civvy Street.
“Plunges head first into a plot fuelled by betrayals, kidnapping and good, old-fashioned, gun-toting violence.”
- The Big Issue
“A taut, fast paced thriller.”
- The Skinny
Fallout
Logan Finch has made a new life for himself with his daughter Ellie. But a blossoming relationship with DC Rebecca Irvine is about to be put to the test when Irvine's old flame, drug-addicted rock star Roddy Hale, enters her life again. And there's the small matter of a professional killer following her every move.
Alex Cahill, close-protection operative and ex-US army special-forces soldier, hates babysitting celebrities. Maybe this time will be different. Tara Byrne is a Scots girl about to break into Hollywood and is back in Scotland for the premiere of a low-budget film as a favour for a friend. She is the target of a disturbed stalker and needs Cahill and his team to watch her back.
As the clouds roll in to blanket the sky at the end of an Indian summer, violence erupts all round, putting everyone at risk.
For Logan, there are impossible choices to be made: between his best friend and the woman he loves.
Between who lives and who dies.
“This Glasgow based thrillfest may only be Moffat's second release but already he's claiming a place on the 'Unmissable' shelf . . . take three intriguing plot strands, add explosive action, killer dialogue and old-fashioned evil and the result is another Scottish thriller writer with the potential to be a huge star.”
- Daily Record
“Another fast-paced thriller from Moffat . . . one of the strengths of Fallout is its skillful interweaving of storylines . . . no -one doubts it can surpass 'Daisychain'”
- Evening Times
“Fallout is a page-turner worthy of the term.”
- Civvy Street
Shattered
Almost everyone will be affected by crime at some point in life, either directly as a victim or witness of a crime or indirectly through family, friends or work colleagues. Few events in a person's life are more traumatic and that's why the work of Victim Support Scotland (VSS) is so important. Since 1985 VSS has helped more than one million people around Scotland and it is recognised throughout Europe as one of the most effective and successful organisations in the field of victim support. Written from the perspective of the victim, this collection of stories by some of Scotland's leading crime writers illustrates the devastating impact of crime on the lives of ordinary people. The crimes featured range from fraud and house break-in to domestic abuse, rape and murder, and the stories focus on the victims of crime rather than the perpetrators and the investigators - a completely different take on the usual crime book. All the writers have donated their royalties to the charity, Victim Support Scotland. The Stellar line up includes: Lin Anderson, Ray Banks, Christopher Brookmyre, Karen Campbell, Gillian Galbraith, Alex Gray, Allan Guthrie, Stuart MacBride, Denise Mina, GJ Moffat, and Louise Welsh, with an introduction by Ian Rankin.