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Before the Storm: The thrilling new instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling series

Before the Storm: The thrilling new instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling series

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Before the Storm is the twenty-first book in the Scottish detective series by Alex Gray. It follows Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force, who returns home to find his family dead and his house destroyed. DSI William Lorimer is called in to help investigate a plot to carry out an atrocity on Christmas Eve. The investigation is complicated by a spate of local murders and the rumours that someone is passing information to criminal organisations from inside the police force. Lorimer meets an extraordinary man, a refugee from Zimbabwe, whose investigative skills are a match for his own.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group



Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's Sunday Times bestselling Scottish detective series!


Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray! Book 20 in the Lorimer series, "QUESTIONS FOR A DEAD MAN," is out now, and Book 21, "OUT OF DARKNESS," is available to pre-order.


Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, "Before the Storm" is perfect if you love Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, and Ann Cleeves.


"Before the Storm" is classic Alex Gray - warm-hearted, atmospheric . . . with a very interesting twist.


ANN CLEEVES


An exciting procedural.


SUNDAY TIMES


Another brilliant Lorimer adventure!


Reader Review


Exciting and unexpected, I hope it's not too long till the next one!


Reader Review


Lorimer is up there with the best!


Reader Review


Alex Gray returns with another belter!


THE HERALD


Your favourite Scottish detective is back with a brand new case, one that threatens to destroy everything.


Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force returns home one night to find his worst nightmare has been realised.


His family dead, his house destroyed, and in fear for his life, he is forced to flee the country he loves.


Far away in Glasgow, DSI William Lorimer has his hands full.


Christmas is approaching, the city is bustling, and whilst the homicide rate has been relatively low, something much darker is brewing.


Counter-Terrorism have got wind of a plot, here in Lorimer's native city, to carry out an unspeakable atrocity on Christmas Eve.


They need someone with local knowledge to help them root it out, and who better than the head of the Scottish Major Incidents Team.


But the investigation is complicated by a spate of local murders, and by the rumours that.

Weight: 298g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780751580013

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