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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2002
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

DSI Lorimer

1 - Never Somewhere Else (Jan-2002)
2 - A Small Weeping (Feb-2005)
3 - Shadows Of Sounds (Oct-2005)
4 - The Riverman (May-2007)
5 - Pitch Black (Dec-2008)
6 - Glasgow Kiss (Mar-2009)
7 - Five Ways to Kill a Man (Dec-2010)
8 - Sleep Like the Dead (Feb-2011)
9 - A Pound of Flesh (May-2012)
10 - The Swedish Girl (Jun-2013)
11 - The Bird That Did Not Sing // The Silent Games (Mar-2014)
11.5 - The Bank Job (Feb-2015)
12 - Keep the Midnight Out (Nov-2015)
13 - The Darkest Goodbye (Nov-2016)
14 - Still Dark (Mar-2017)
15 - Only the Dead Can Tell (Mar-2018)
16 - The Stalker (Mar-2019)
17 - When Shadows Fall (Mar-2020)
18 - Before the Storm (Oct-2021)
19 - Echo of the Dead (Jul-2022)
20 - Questions for a Dead Man (Jun-2023)

Book List in Order: 24 titles



  • Discover your next reading obsession with this iconic first novel in Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves***Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. Book 20 in the Lorimer serie...



  • ***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series***Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, THE DARKEST GOODBYE is perfect if you love Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cle...



  • ***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series***Whether you've read them all or whether this is your first Lorimer novel, THE DARKEST GOODBYE is perfect if you love Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Ann Cle...



  • With big businesses, tortured love affairs, and deadly rivalries all colliding, it's clear that this case is as explosive as they come When the dead body of a man is fished out of Glasgow's River Clyde the morning after an office celebration, it ...



  • International Bestselling Author: A killer appears to be targeting a football club in this police procedural by a “master of Scottish crime writing” (Scottish Daily Express).When DCI Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feel...



  • A new crime thriller in the Sunday Times"bestselling series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Lorimer as he investigates an endangered teen and child.Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. Gentl...



  • DCI Lorimer must track down a malicious cutthroat inching closer to his own family in this atmospheric mystery from international bestselling author Alex GrayAn unpredictable killer is loose on the streets of Glasgow, experimenting with death. Beginn...



  • There’s a hitman in Glasgow: unpaid and angry, he’s decided to settle his own debts…Marianne Brogan can’t sleep. She’s plagued by a nightmare: someone in the shadows, whispering threats, stalking her every move. To make matters worse, Maria...



  • As the freezing winter weather grips Glasgow, two killers are relentlessly taking lives in cold blood. For Lorimer, time is running out in this ninth installment Detective Inspector Lorimer's worst nightmare is a serial killer loose in his city --...






  • Alex Gray sends her dynamic Scottish detective from the gritty heart of Glasgow to the snowy streets of Stockholm in his toughest case yet. Eighteen-year-old Kirsty Wilson can't believe her luck when she lands a room in a luxury Glasgow flat owned...



  • Alex Gray's stunning new Lorimer novel, set against the backdrop of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, brings the vibrant city to life in a race to stop the greatest threat the city has ever known In Alex Gray's page-turning new Glasgow-set crime nov...



  • Meet Detective William Lorimer, the star of author Alex Gray's bestselling Glasgow-set crime series.

    The Bank Job is a gripping 3,000 word short story that reveals the dramatic event that inspired the young William Lorimer to becom...



  • Two murders, twenty years apart. Time for revenge . . .When the body of a red-haired young man is washed up on the shore of the beautiful Isle of Mull, Detective Superintendent Lorimer’s tranquil holiday away from the gritty streets of Glasgow is r...



  • ***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's bestselling Scottish detective series*** Don't miss the latest from Alex Gray. ECHO OF THE DEAD is out in paperback in November 2022 and a new mystery, QUESTIONS FOR A DEAD MAN, is out in March...



  • ***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's 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 ...



  • ***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's 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 t...



  • ***Discover your next reading obsession with Alex Gray's 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 ...



  • ***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,...



  • 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, ...






  • ***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING 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...



  • Your favourite Scottish detective returns in 2023 in an enthralling new mystery'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 'Move over Rebus' Daily Mail 'Exciting, pacy, authentic' ANGELA MARSONSHOW DO YOU SOLVE A MURDER, WHEN ALL YOU ...



  • ***Your favourite Scottish detective returns in this brand new mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling series***PRAISE FOR ALEX GRAY'Warm-hearted, atmospheric . . . with a very interesting twist' ANN CLEEVES'An exciting procedural' SUNDAY TIMES'Conv...



  • ***Your favourite Scottish detective returns in this brand new mystery in the Sunday Times bestselling series***PRAISE FOR ALEX GRAY'Warm-hearted, atmospheric . . . with a very interesting twist' ANN CLEEVES'An exciting procedural' SUNDAY TIMES'Convi...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alex Gray has published 24 books.

The next book by Alex Gray, DSI WIlliam Lorimer 22, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Alex Gray, Never Somewhere Else, was published in January 2002.

Yes. Alex Gray has 1 series.