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140th out of 175 books
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Five Ways To Kill A Man (DCI Lorimer #7)
by
Alex Gray
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 fr...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
2010
by Sphere
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The book cover says that Alex Gray does for Glasgow what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh. I don't agree. And I wish I could give half stars. It's not a 4, but nor is it a 3. I enjoyed it - good psychological mystery, but a simplistic manner of writing that doesn't do justice to the depth of the characters or settings. All the elements are there. I just think it needed a bit more substance. It's not a Rankin, nor is it a Val McDermid, but on the other hand it was a good mystery and a nice change of...more
Boring read. The "red herring" was so overdone it was laughable. Even with the attempts to blame another character, it was obvious from the get go who the killer was - yet, we are left at the end to guess as to the motive, or should I say motives. The author painfully takes up pages and pages with minutia and details as to what a character is thinking or what a place looks like, or describing a memorial, and then when it comes to the meat and bones, the MOTIVE, we are left to assume (SPOILER ALE...more
I continue to read Alex Gray's books because her hero is a Glasgow detective. Several pages in when a character was introduced I suspected they were the murderer so the ending was no surprise. Having said that some of the action was exciting and well written.
A gripping and surprising crime thriller set in Glasgow. DCI Lorimer is investigating a horrific house fire and the sudden death of three elderly women. But suddenly his own family are under threat....
very slow not alot of action or excitment
May 02, 2013
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another great read from Alex Gray! kept me interested right till the end, although I had worked out whodunnit by then. would recommend any of these books - but do read them in order
No real action till page 290! Well written though, don't think I'll be going out of my way to read any of his other books.
Although I guessed who did it quite early I still found this a satisfying read, and I liked the poem.
Apart from being set around where I live, not much there. Very lightweight.
Fairly routine thriller. I like it when I know all the locations though.
A very good story in this very good series set in Glasgow.
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