Relatively Guilty - Scottish Crime

WillieMcIntyre · 03-08-2011, 05:54 PM

Hello, as partner and head of criminal defencein Scotland's oldest law firm allow me to introduce the first in a trilogy of legal thrillers following the trials and tribulations of Scots criminal lawyer Robbie Munro as he heads up his fledgling law firm in the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow. Assisted by a keen, if inconveniently ethical, legal trainee and a formidable secretary, Robbie joins battle in the fight for truth and justice - hoping truth and justice don’t win too often or Munro & Co. will be out of business.

Relatively Guilty

Credit may be crunching all around but crime is booming and to add to busy caseload come instructions in a homicide. A policeman with a caved-in skull, his young wife found clutching the blood-stained murder weapon; it all looks pretty open and shut until Robbie detects the faint whiff of a defence and closes in on a witness who might cast a precious doubt on proceedings.

So why is it, the nearer he gets to the truth and a possible acquittal, that Robbie’s murder client becomes more and more eager to opt for a life sentence?

In the midst of these hectic trial preparations, complications arise in Robbie’s personal life. His love life may not be DOA but it’s in a high dependency unit, his brother, a former soccer legend, has carelessly killed the daughter of a Glasgow gangster and has a price on his head while Robbie finds himself in the dock on a counterfeiting charge that looks set to end his career in the law.

If only his life were as simple as that of the folk of the Vendee where Robbie’s search for his elusive witness takes him and where, on the salt marshes of the Loire estuary, he hears the tale of the mythical Twinfish and suddenly everything seems a whole lot clearer.

*****

The book is available for a measly $1.40 (or 99p) and I intend to donate this month's proceeds to BBC's Comic Relief fund. Go on - enjoy a good read and do something for charity at the same time. Everyone's a winner.

MmavisO · 03-08-2011, 07:33 PM

Hi, Willie, welcome to MobileRead!

Umm, am I missing the link to your book? Or even mention of where it can be obtained? It sounds good; I hope a link is forthcoming! And while we're on the subject, that it is available for those of us who do not have a Kindle or use the application on our computers.

wyndslash · 03-08-2011, 08:51 PM

this really sounds interesting

link please

Xanthe · 03-08-2011, 09:29 PM

Kindle edition:

http://www.amazon.com/Relatively-Gui...9637638&sr=1-1

Sounds interesting; I'll spring for it (got the Kindle for PC app).

WillieMcIntyre · 03-09-2011, 11:34 AM

Thanks for your interest. The book is available on Amazon, just search for Relatively Guilty. It's also being converted to smaswords at this very moment.

All the best

wm

MmavisO · 03-09-2011, 04:20 PM

I'll wait for it to be on smashwords--let us know when it's available there!

WillieMcIntyre · 03-09-2011, 04:53 PM

Ready !

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/44376

MmavisO · 03-09-2011, 07:52 PM

Got it! Thank you!

amward · 03-09-2011, 11:28 PM

Me too, thanks.

WillieMcIntyre · 03-10-2011, 06:35 PM

Hope you enjoy it. I've had two reviews (both 5 star, he said modestly) on Amazon UK so far.

WillieMcIntyre · 03-12-2011, 02:16 PM

Make that three 5* reviews now. Thanks to Steven Morris, well renowned Kindle forum poster for the latest.

WillieMcIntyre · 03-18-2011, 05:18 PM

Yes...well... fingers firmly rapped by the great wizard person for mentioning my reviews - apparently it's not the done thing - though naming oneself after the leader of the KKK is sound.

03-08-2011, 05:54 PM	#1
WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Relatively Guilty - Scottish Crime Hello, as partner and head of criminal defencein Scotland's oldest law firm allow me to introduce the first in a trilogy of legal thrillers following the trials and tribulations of Scots criminal lawyer Robbie Munro as he heads up his fledgling law firm in the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow. Assisted by a keen, if inconveniently ethical, legal trainee and a formidable secretary, Robbie joins battle in the fight for truth and justice - hoping truth and justice don’t win too often or Munro & Co. will be out of business. Relatively Guilty Credit may be crunching all around but crime is booming and to add to busy caseload come instructions in a homicide. A policeman with a caved-in skull, his young wife found clutching the blood-stained murder weapon; it all looks pretty open and shut until Robbie detects the faint whiff of a defence and closes in on a witness who might cast a precious doubt on proceedings. So why is it, the nearer he gets to the truth and a possible acquittal, that Robbie’s murder client becomes more and more eager to opt for a life sentence? In the midst of these hectic trial preparations, complications arise in Robbie’s personal life. His love life may not be DOA but it’s in a high dependency unit, his brother, a former soccer legend, has carelessly killed the daughter of a Glasgow gangster and has a price on his head while Robbie finds himself in the dock on a counterfeiting charge that looks set to end his career in the law. If only his life were as simple as that of the folk of the Vendee where Robbie’s search for his elusive witness takes him and where, on the salt marshes of the Loire estuary, he hears the tale of the mythical Twinfish and suddenly everything seems a whole lot clearer. ***** The book is available for a measly $1.40 (or 99p) and I intend to donate this month's proceeds to BBC's Comic Relief fund. Go on - enjoy a good read and do something for charity at the same time. Everyone's a winner.

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03-08-2011, 07:33 PM	#2
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	Hi, Willie, welcome to MobileRead! Umm, am I missing the link to your book? Or even mention of where it can be obtained? It sounds good; I hope a link is forthcoming! And while we're on the subject, that it is available for those of us who do not have a Kindle or use the application on our computers.

03-08-2011, 08:51 PM	#3
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	this really sounds interesting link please

03-08-2011, 09:29 PM	#4
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Kindle edition: http://www.amazon.com/Relatively-Gui...9637638&sr=1-1 Sounds interesting; I'll spring for it (got the Kindle for PC app).

03-09-2011, 11:34 AM	#5
WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Thanks for your interest. The book is available on Amazon, just search for Relatively Guilty. It's also being converted to smaswords at this very moment. All the best wm

03-09-2011, 04:20 PM	#6
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	I'll wait for it to be on smashwords--let us know when it's available there!

03-09-2011, 04:53 PM	#7
WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Ready ! http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/44376

03-09-2011, 07:52 PM	#8
MmavisO Seeker Posts: 349 Karma: 479648 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, MO USA Device: Asus TF, PB 360, Jetbook Lite	Got it! Thank you!

03-09-2011, 11:28 PM	#9
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	Me too, thanks.

03-10-2011, 06:35 PM	#10
WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Hope you enjoy it. I've had two reviews (both 5 star, he said modestly) on Amazon UK so far.

03-12-2011, 02:16 PM	#11
WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Make that three 5* reviews now. Thanks to Steven Morris, well renowned Kindle forum poster for the latest.

03-18-2011, 05:18 PM	#12
WillieMcIntyre Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 30000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Yes...well... fingers firmly rapped by the great wizard person for mentioning my reviews - apparently it's not the done thing - though naming oneself after the leader of the KKK is sound.