DI Joanne Christie is called out to a West Lothian village to investigate the discovery of a murdered man. The village holds painful memories for her partner DS Lyle who investigated the disappearance of a sixteen year old girl over twenty five years previously. With the two cases potentially linked, the two detectives find themselves having to investigate both to find answers and prevent further killings, Meanwhile, Edinburgh's most notorious serial killer is still at large, and ready to kill once more...
Ross Alexander is a Scottish author based in East Lothian.
'Alive' is his debut novel, a crime thriller set through the months of 2011. Told via the diary entries of Steve Hamilton, the story begins with a threatening note stating that Steve will not survive another year.
He had also written the DI Joanne Christie crime series, based in and around Edinburgh, Scotland.
Ross has also published various short stories with Darkstroke Books in their charity anthologies and was included in the first edition of Tangled Web magazine which publishes stories within the Tartan Noir genre.