Gillian Galbraith is an

Advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. List of country legal systems, Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a ba ...

-turned-author, a Scottish crime writer, whose protagonist, DS Alice Rice, is based in

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

Biography

Gillian was born and brought up near

Haddington, East Lothian The Royal Burgh of Haddington (, ) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the six ...

. She practiced until 1999 as an

advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. List of country legal systems, Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a ba ...

specialising in

medical negligence Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. The negligen ...

cases. She was the legal correspondent for The Scottish Farmer and has written on legal matters for

The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ...

. She lives in Kinrosshire with her husband Robert and daughter Daisy Galbraith (born 26 August 1999).

Bibliography

DS Alice Rice series

* '' Blood in the Water'' (2007) * ''Where the Shadow Falls'' (2008) * ''Dying of the Light'' (2009) * ''No Sorrow to Die'' (2010) * ''The Road to Hell'' (2012) * ''Troubled Waters'' (2014)

Father Vincent Ross series

* ''The Good Priest'' (2014)

Standalone

* ''The End of the Line'' (2019)

External links

Personal websiteGillian Galbraith
Alumni of the University of Dundee Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Living people Scottish crime fiction writers Year of birth missing (living people) Scottish women novelists Scottish journalists Scottish women journalists 21st-century Scottish women writers British women mystery writers {{Scotland-writer-stub