Pitch Black
Book 5 in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series***
***Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 22 in the Lorimer series, ACTS OF MALICE, is out now and Book 23, BLOOD ON OLD STONES, is available to pre-order.***
Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, PITCH BLACK is perfect if you love Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE LORIMER SERIES:
'Warm-hearted, atmospheric' ANN CLEEVES
'Relentless and intriguing' PETER MAY
'Move over Rebus' DAILY MAIL
'Exciting, pacey, authentic' ANGELA MARSONS
'Superior writing' THE TIMES
'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH
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When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm. But it doesn't last long.
Kelvin FC's new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home and, with his wife apprehended trying to leave the country, a seemingly straightforward new case begins. But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets at the ground.
As lies emerge and tensions build, Lorimer knows there's a serial killer on the loose - one that's only beginning to show his true colours.
Customer Reviews
Pitch Black Fails
This book and the emerging series are becoming a soap style story the equivalent of Coronation Street. What it looses in a crime thriller and police procedural, it makes up in romanticised domestic drama. Extended volumes are devoted to low impact side issues such as marital relationships, friendships, hobbies and social content which has not impact on the crime story.
In common with many police fiction the detective is either separated or divorced, but few have tackled the failing marriage of the main character, and there is a reason for that - it is boring and detract from the main issue in the book that the buyer wishes to read.
In conclusion, this book reads like a draft script for a B rated American TV series.
I am unsure whether to continue reading other books in the series? I may give the next book a go, but no improvement will encourage me to go onto other more deserving Scottish Crime authors.
GFI