A Pound Of Flesh
Book 9 in the Sunday Times bestselling detective series
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4.4 • 34 Ratings
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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 20 in the Lorimer series, QUESTIONS FOR A DEAD MAN, is out now and Book 21, OUT OF DARKNESS, is available to pre-order.***
Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, A POUND OF FLESH 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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In the depths of a freezing winter, Glasgow finds itself at the mercy of not one, but two serial killers.
This is Detective Inspector Lorimer's worst nightmare and beyond anything he's faced in his years on the force. Can he find a link between the brutal slaying of prostitutes in the back streets of the city and the methodical killing of several unconnected businessmen?
When the latest victim turns out to be a prominent Scottish politician, the media's spotlight is shone on Lorimer's investigation. Psychologist and criminal profiler Solly Brightman is called in to help solve the cases, but his help may be futile as they realise that someone on the inside is leaking confidential police information.
Meanwhile two killers haunt the snowy streets and Lorimer must act fast, before they strike again . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Gray's ninth procedural featuring Glasgow's Det. Supt. William Lorimer and psychologist Solly Brightman (after 2011's Sleep Like the Dead) covers well-trodden terrain in a too familiar manner. The Glasgow police must deal with two serial killers one preying on prostitutes, the other on affluent businessmen. One of the latter victims turns out to be Edward Pattison, Scotland's new deputy first minister, whose slaying only ratchets up the pressure on Lorimer and his team. Once again, Lorimer asks Brightman for help in getting inside the minds of the murderers they seek. Trite setups include a capable woman who ends up a hostage after making the sort of mistake that would have a movie audience screaming, "Don't go in there!" The resolution of the two mysteries does nothing to impress the reader with the lead's acumen.
Customer Reviews
A Pound of Flesh
This was the first book I have read by Alex Gray and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The main characters are all so very believable and the story kept me so involved I couldn't put the book down until I had finished it. A great read. Will read more by this author
Disappointing.
This started out promisingly with good characters and believable plot. It was all there but just fizzled out. No suspense apart from the true identity of the killer. I feel the writer didn't know how to bring this to a peak and just ran out of ideas as to how to bring it all to an exciting end. Pity.
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