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DSI William Lorimer returns in this nail-biting crime novel about drug gangs and people trafficking in Glasgow

Scottish bestseller Alex Gray displays the best of her masterful plotting, page-turning intrigue and signature warmth in this brand new DSI William Lorimer mystery

Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. Gentle and kind, he is the person the students come to when they want to confide in someone. 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 Muirpark is far from harmonious. And then things get much worse - Julie Donaldson goes missing, and the police are called in. For DCI William Lorimer, this is the second missing persons case in a week. He's been having sleepless nights about a toddler who has been missing for several days - with each day, the likelihood of her being found alive diminishes. Julie's disappearance adds a further burden to Lorimer's already overstretched workload. With hope fading, it becomes a breakneck race against time to find both missing girls.

No one rests in peace. The pacy, thrilling new case for DCI Lorimer and psychologist Solly Brightman - taking the reader from the streets of Glasgow to the Balearics and North Africa

The thrilling 19th novel in the million-copy bestselling series takes DSI William Lorimer out of his iconic Glasgow and into the wilderness of the Scottish Highlands for the very first time

Another gripping Lorimer novel from Alex Gray, evoking Glasgow like no other writer can Eighteen-year-old Kirsty Wilson can't believe her luck when she lands a room in a luxury Glasgow flat owned by the beautiful Eva Magnusson, a wealthy fellow student from Stockholm. But her initial delight turns to terror when Kirsty finds the Swedish girl lying dead in their home and their male flatmate accused of her murder. Kirsty refuses to accept that he is guilty and, inspired by family friend Detective Superintendent Lorimer, sets out to clear his name. Meanwhile, Lorimer calls on his trusted colleague, psychologist Solly Brightman, to help unravel the truth behind the enigmatic Eva's life and death. But it is not long until another woman, bearing a marked resemblance to Eva, is brutally murdered in Glasgow. Horrified, Lorimer and his team realize that Kirsty could be right. Is it possible that Glasgow's finest detective has put the wrong man behind bars? And is there a cold-blooded killer out there orchestrating the death of their next innocent victim? In this absolutely gripping read, Alex Gray sends her dynamic Scottish detective from the gritty heart of Glasgow to the snowy streets of Stockholm in his toughest case yet.

Alex Gray's brilliantly gripping early Lorimer novels are now available with the distinctive branding of her bestselling frontlist.

In Alex Gray's page-turning new Glasgow-set crime novel, Detective Lorimer must protect his city from a terrifying threat in the countdown to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Set against contrasting backdrops, the narrative unfolds as a suspense-filled thriller that navigates the tension between urban life and the remote beauty of the Outer Hebrides. The story promises a gripping journey, filled with twists and turns that keep readers on the edge of their seats as characters confront challenges that test their resolve and survival instincts.

In a hair-raising race-against-the-clock thriller that sees DSI Lorimer sleuthing for his life, this latest installment of Alex Gray's iconic Scottish crime series is her most enthralling yet