The Bird That Did Not Sing The Bird That Did Not Sing

The Bird That Did Not Sing

Book 11 in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series

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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, THE BIRD THAT DID NOT SING 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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They stole her voice. Now they want her dead . . .

2014: The Commonwealth Games are coming to Glasgow and security is extra tight, particularly after a mysterious bomb explodes in nearby rural Stirlingshire. As the opening ceremony for the Games draws ever closer, the police desperately seek the culprits. But Detective Superintendent Lorimer has other concerns on his mind. One is a beautiful red-haired woman from his past whose husband dies suddenly on his watch. Then there is the body of a young woman found dumped in countryside just south of the city who is proving impossible to identify.

Elsewhere in Glasgow people prepare for the events in their own way, whether for financial gain or to welcome home visitors from overseas. And, hiding behind false identities, are those who pose a terrible threat not just to the Games but to the very fabric of society.

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2014
13 March
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Little, Brown Book Group
SELLER
Hachette Australia Pty Ltd
SIZE
1.8
MB

Customer Reviews

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Burying the phials of poison in the Lorimer garden has to be one of the silliest plot devices I have ever read. And I am expecting, in following novels, Maggie will have been elevated to Saint Maggie. All she seems to do is cook and sigh and fall into Lorimer’s arms when he comes home ….. whenever that is. If a “house guest” of mine complained about my cat, her bags would be at the front door before her coffee got cold.

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