Alex Gray (1) (1951–)

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The writing is good. Most of the characters are well developed along with the plot, and sub-plots. There are twists and turns, and the novel remained mysterious until the end.

I enjoyed the historical information about the River Clyde, the bridges, and how this part of the world has experienced many changes.

Maybe the author just rode me around in such comfort that I could not keep my eyes open, but I could not read more than a few chapters before nodding off. It was not boring. It just never got my adrenaline up.

[b: The Riverman: A DCI Lorimer Novel|33236238|The Riverman A DCI Lorimer Novel (William Lorimer)|Alex Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480827113s/33236238.jpg|53950256] kept my interest. I could not leave it lay. I will recommend this for our library collection.… (altro)

I haven't read any of the previous instalments in this series, but it stood pretty well on its own. I found this quite slow: there were interesting police procedural bits, sections from the perspective of the murderer, which were OK, and then loads of Maggie doing book readings in different towns and making unwise decisions, along with descriptions of the weather each day. The ending was a bit of a disappointment - nothing wrong with it exactly, but it didn't make you think 'oh, I see!' or 'oh, of course!'… (altro)