VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan 13, 2014) - "So we begin a thriller of a read from Liam Muir, a natural and gifted storyteller"… "This book will become a classic in the British crime genre, guaranteed it is definitely worth the read. ", excerpts from one of numerous 5 Star reviews on Amazon.

Reaching #2 in British Crime Fiction on Kindle, just 7 days after release and ranking in the top 3% of over 8 million books in its first three weeks, Liam Muir's first novel, The Consultant, follows the misadventures of charming but naïve accountant Ian MacLeod as he is forced to go up against the Glaswegian Mafia in this page turning action adventure and crime thriller. After accepting what he believes is a legitimate auditing job with UK accounting giant RIA, MacLeod is set up to take the rap for a gangland hit. MacLeod reverses the ruse when he pulls off a Swiss banking sleight of hand that puts $4 million of mob money in his own bank account turning his life into a world of trouble. This entertaining tale set in Glasgow, twists and turns in a thrilling chase throughout the UK as MacLeod is pursued as a suspected killer by Scotland Yard and hunted down for keeps by the mob. MacLeod's seemingly impossible predicament stirs his courage and he is left with little choice but to stand against his ruthless antagonists in a spectacular showdown that will leave the reader breathless.

The Consultant is available for sale online in paperback http://www.amazon.com/dp/1484967518 and Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HGE470C, or at LiamMuirAuthor.com, Goodreads and other retail channels.

About Liam Muir

Liam Muir is the pseudonym for the fictional works of Lloyd Tosoff. After a highly successful 35-year career, culminating as a C-level executive in one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies, Lloyd left the construction industry in 2009 to pursue his passion for writing. He writes novels, books on organizational change and screenplay.

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