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Gray never rushes her story, preferring to slowly, delicately build a multi-layered, international web of drama and deceit that requires the concentration levels to stay on high from the first page until the last. (DAILY Record )
Gripping...holds your attention to the very end. (RTE GUIDE )
Gripping...holds your attention to the very end. (RTE GUIDE )
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`Gripping...holds your attention to the very end.'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The cover blurb for this includes a comment from the Daily Mail "Brings Glasgow to life in the same way Ian Rankin evokes Edinburgh". This is actually fairly accurate as cover blurbs go.
What Alex Gray does so well here is wind the Clyde into the story as well as it is wound into the life of the city. She evokes past triumphs such as shipbuilding, images of the drying of the washing on Glasgow Green and the new development now taking place along the river.
She manages to set a twisting, riveting crime novel in a city with a notorious hard man image without making it seem unreal or unneccesarily harsher than any other in Scotland. She makes it real.
I've read all of the Lormier books now and have enjoyed each one more than the first. This is well worth a read.
What Alex Gray does so well here is wind the Clyde into the story as well as it is wound into the life of the city. She evokes past triumphs such as shipbuilding, images of the drying of the washing on Glasgow Green and the new development now taking place along the river.
She manages to set a twisting, riveting crime novel in a city with a notorious hard man image without making it seem unreal or unneccesarily harsher than any other in Scotland. She makes it real.
I've read all of the Lormier books now and have enjoyed each one more than the first. This is well worth a read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Yes, many would argue with this claim. Yes, I would agree with them.
Rebus is a man of his city, Lorimer is one of his. And they are different - the cities are different, the cultures and issues are different, and Alex Gray reflects this. This book will resonate with anyone who has worked in the City of Glasgow, with it's wide variety of businesses - gone are the stereotypes of the last century; shipbuilding is massively reduced (but still important), industrial output is almost insignificant compared to 60 years ago, but the new 'industries' of finance, insurance, and most especially legal work are predominant.
This book reflects this, and peels back the glossy facades of the A4 brochures and PDF files on the Internet, showing how normal, rude, and sometimes raunchy people try to get by in this new environment. And sometimes they get very greedy, and think they can also get lucky.
And then there is Strathclyde's Finest! Lorimer is a gem, not perfect, not brilliant, but totally committed to the ideals of his job. Which may not always endear him to his equally hard working wife, but she still loves him for his adherance to these values. His relationships with the other members of the team are exactly how I can relate to them being - not perfect, he sees the flaws in junior members, but also appreciates and recognises the abilities of those who have them. You will know who they are after reading this book!
Incidentally, those that think that some character development is lacking, that some elements are not conclusive perhaps have not encountered a book that is part of a long standing series. Endless repetition does nothing other than alienate faithful followers, and finalising every sub-plot during every book does not leave one feeling that something more might be coming. At least the latter does not embrace the main themes of the book, and the former avoids the problem of regular readers starting to turn page after page looking for something new, only to find they need to turn back to find out what they missed!
Rebus is a man of his city, Lorimer is one of his. And they are different - the cities are different, the cultures and issues are different, and Alex Gray reflects this. This book will resonate with anyone who has worked in the City of Glasgow, with it's wide variety of businesses - gone are the stereotypes of the last century; shipbuilding is massively reduced (but still important), industrial output is almost insignificant compared to 60 years ago, but the new 'industries' of finance, insurance, and most especially legal work are predominant.
This book reflects this, and peels back the glossy facades of the A4 brochures and PDF files on the Internet, showing how normal, rude, and sometimes raunchy people try to get by in this new environment. And sometimes they get very greedy, and think they can also get lucky.
And then there is Strathclyde's Finest! Lorimer is a gem, not perfect, not brilliant, but totally committed to the ideals of his job. Which may not always endear him to his equally hard working wife, but she still loves him for his adherance to these values. His relationships with the other members of the team are exactly how I can relate to them being - not perfect, he sees the flaws in junior members, but also appreciates and recognises the abilities of those who have them. You will know who they are after reading this book!
Incidentally, those that think that some character development is lacking, that some elements are not conclusive perhaps have not encountered a book that is part of a long standing series. Endless repetition does nothing other than alienate faithful followers, and finalising every sub-plot during every book does not leave one feeling that something more might be coming. At least the latter does not embrace the main themes of the book, and the former avoids the problem of regular readers starting to turn page after page looking for something new, only to find they need to turn back to find out what they missed!
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poor
Thought I had found an exciting new author unfortunately no. First and last book I will read from Alex Gray. Lacks pace and credibility.
Published 3 months ago by C. Leys
Not Very Addictive
The Riverman is one of a series of detective mysteries about Glasgow policeman Detective Chief Inspector William Lorimer. Read more
Published 4 months ago by davidscott429
Disappointing
Very disappointing, found hard to get into. First half very confusing with lots of really short chapters about different characters, got better second half but by then all the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by ogirdham
The Riverman
Good book. Good read. Gives an interesting view of Glasgow and the river Clyde and those who work on the river.
Published on 28 Aug 2009 by Anne Macdonald
The Riverman
As the body count escalates in Glasgow, DCI Lorimer of the Strathclyde Police finds himself relying on 'The Riverman' more than once to go out in his boat and drag the bodies from... Read more
Published on 27 July 2009 by Big Bertha
Could do better!
Having read good reviews of this novel I was expecting a much better read. However, I discovered a limited plot, poor character development and overall an unsatisfying read - which... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2008 by Michael Kenny
Reasonably good thriller but lacks credibility
There is certainly scope to make something of Riverman's Glasgow settings for a crime novel and Alex Gray's novel certainly sets its targets right mixing old style corruption and... Read more
Published on 22 July 2007 by Keris Nine
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