Alex Gray
Alex Gray was born and educated in Glasgow. She has worked as a folk singer and an English teacher. She has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing. Her first crime novel Never Somewhere Else was a bestseller on publication in 2002.
‘A welcome new member of the Tartan noir pack’
Val McDermid
‘A real threat to Inspector Rebus’
The Herald
‘a thrilling,compelling yarn…Gray’s page-turning series is shaping up admirably’
The List
Books by Alex Gray
Five Ways To Kill A Man
‘an involving and surprising read which proves that, with every passing book, Alex Gray just gets better and better.’
Daily Express
As DCI Lorimer sees in the New Year, an unpredictable killer is loose on the streets of Glasgow. Hood up, suddenly appearing out of the shadows, this dark figure is experimenting with murder, again and again. Faced with a string of seemingly unconnected victims, and picking up the case of a horrific fire that murdered a wealthy couple, Lorimer turns to psychologist and friend Solly Brightman for his insights. As the killer comes to closer to Lorimer himself and his family, can he unmask the serial murderer before the next victim is found too close to home?
May 2010, Little,Brown
Glasgow Kiss
Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. So when precocious teenager Julie Donaldson accuses Chalmers of rape, the school goes into shock. How could a deeply religious family man like Chalmers do anything like that? With some students and teachers supporting Julie, and others standing by Chalmers, life at Muipark is far from harmonious. And then things get much worse-Julie Donaldson goes missing, and the police are called in. For DCI Lorimer, this is the second missing persons case in a week. A toddler has been missing for several days -and with each day, the likelihood of being found alive diminishes. With hope fading, it becomes a breakneck race against time to find both missing girls—and to find out whether gentle Eric Chalmers really did rape Julie…
March 09, Little,Brown
Riverman
When the dead body of a man is fished out of Glasgow’s River Clyde the morning after an office celebration, it looks like a case of accidental death. However an anonymous telephone call and a forensic toxicology test give DCI Lorimer reason to think otherwise. The senior investigating officer probes deeper into the life and business of the deceased accountant, Duncan Forbes, a seemingly upright member of the community, only to find more unanswered questions. What is the secret his widow seems to be concealing? Is there any reason to think that the international accountancy firm was facing financial difficulties? What has become of the dead man’s protégé who has disappeared in New York? When the firm’s human resources manager is found dead in her riverside flat these questions begin to develop disturbing complexities that require the help of behavioural psychologist, Dr Solomon Brightman.
In the course of the investigation, Lorimer has to cope not only with deceptions that are devised to hide the facts but by suspicions from those closest to him. Finding the truth becomes the only way that will lay so many ghosts to rest.
Throughout the pages of the novel the river continues to flow, linking the layers of plot together as the action unfolds.
Publication Date : May 2007
English Language World Volume rights : Little, Brown
Germany : Heyne (Diana Verlag)