A Pound of Flesh: A DCI Lorimer Novel

Authors: Gray, Alex
Publisher: Witness Impulse
BISAC/Subject: FIC022020, FIC031010, FIC022080
ISBN: 9780062659224, Related ISBNs: 0062659227, 9780062659224, 9780062659231
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 384,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

Named a Best Book of 2017 by Just Reviews

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 many 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 realize 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…

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