Five Ways To Kill a Man: A DCI Lorimer Novel
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Five Ways To Kill a Man: A DCI Lorimer Novel

Five Ways To Kill a Man: A DCI Lorimer Novel

by Alex Gray

Overview

DCI Lorimer must track down a malicious cutthroat inching closer to his own family in this atmospheric mystery from international bestselling author Alex Gray

 

An unpredictable killer is loose on the streets of Glasgow, experimenting with death. Beginning with brute force, the murderer moves on to poison and drowning, greedy for new and better ways to kill. Faced with a string of unconnected victims, DCI Lorimer turns to psychologist and friend Solomon Brightman for his insights. When Lorimer is also assigned to review the case of a fatal house fire, his suspicions are raised by shocking omissions in the original investigation. Some uncomfortable questions have been buried, but Lorimer is the man to find the answers.

 

As the serial killer gets closer to Lorimer’s family, can the DCI unmask the volatile murderer before the next victim is found too close to home?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062659194
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 09/26/2017
Series: DCI William Lorimer Series , #7
Pages: 368
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Alex Gray was born and educated in Glasgow. After studying English and Philosophy at the University of Strathclyde, she worked as a visiting officer for the Department of Health, a time she looks upon as postgraduate education since it proved a rich source of character studies. She then trained as a secondary school teacher of English. 

 

Alex began writing professionally in 1993 and had immediate success with short stories, articles, and commissions for BBC radio programs. She has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers’ Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing. 

 

A regular on the Scottish bestseller lists, she is the author of thirteen DCI Lorimer novels. She is the co-founder of the international Scottish crime writing festival, Bloody Scotland, which had its inaugural year in 2012.

 

http://www.alex-gray.com/

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Five Ways To Kill a Man: A DCI Lorimer Novel 4.5 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 2 reviews.
CMash More than 1 year ago
I am so addicted to this DCI Lorimer series and it seems each one gets better than the one before! The previous books I have read are THE RIVERMAN #4, PITCH BLACK #5, and THE GLASGOW KISS #6. DCI Lorimer has been assigned to a horrific cold case of a wealthy couple that was found dead in their house after a deliberate act of arson. While on this assignment, it seems there are also multiple deaths of elderly women falling from their front stairs. Could this be a coincidence or is there a serial killer at lodge, and if so, why the elderly? And then it hits home, his mother in law has been targeted. Can these 2 cases be connected in some strange way? Alex Gray, in an exceptional, descriptive story, weaves and interweaves characters and settings that have the reader trying to guess how it will all come together. The characters are life like and very relatable. This novel was a bit different (vague to not include a spoiler) in that the ending was more than shocking! A roller coaster ride with tense apprehension that was palpable throughout. Did I mention an ending that had me shaking my head??!!! Thrilling!!!! Bravo Ms. Gray….another extraordinary read!!!!!!!
JBronder More than 1 year ago
DCI Lorimer has a new serial killer on his hands. There have been three bodies discovered, killed in different ways, and it is not becoming apparent this killer is finding their preferred targets and methods. Trying to find the connection between the victims, Lorimer asks his psychologist for some insight. Then he finds that his own family is being targeted. This is the first DIC Lorimar story that I have read and think that it could easily be a standalone story. Lorimer is an inspector but he is also a family man with troubles of his own. It doesn’t register right away that they have a serial killer on their hands when the victims are discovered because they have no connection and have died under different means. This story started of really fast with three murders right in a row. But then we slow down and seemed to flounder. I had an idea of who the killer was quickly after I started the story and will admit that I would like to have had more closure at the end. This is not a bad story. It’s a fairly decent mystery. At this point I’m on the fence about if I want to go back to the beginning and read the books or leave it lay. I received Five Ways to Kill a Man from Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.