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A Pound of Flesh
- DCI Lorimer, Book 9
- Narrated by: Joe Dunlop
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
Detective Superintendent Lorimer's worst nightmare is a serial killer loose in his city. But two serial killers operating at once on the streets of Glasgow is a nightmare come to life. Is there a link between the brutal slaying of prostitutes in the backstreets of the city and the methodical killing of several unconnected businessmen? Lorimer is never one to jump to conclusions but something about these cases just doesn't add up.
Each killer has a different MO, but their obsession with murder is equally chilling. When the latest death is that of a prominent government minister, Lorimer finds the media's relentless scrutiny turned on his investigation. Psychologist Solly Brightman is helping with both cases, but someone within Lorimer's team is sabotaging their efforts by leaking confidential police information. Their whispers will cost lives . . . As a freezing winter grips Glasgow, two killers are relentlessly murdering in cold blood, brandishing their own kind of brutal justice, each taking greater risks and claiming more victims. For Lorimer, time is running out.Evoking the gritty truth of Glasgow like no other writer, Alex Gray has created in Lorimer the most dynamic Scottish detective since Rebus.
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- Sue Lee
- 20-05-15
Vey good listen
Enjoyed the easy listening style. Good for lovers of detective fiction. Will try another of this author's books
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- dave R
- 02-05-15
Good Plot
If you could sum up A Pound of Flesh in three words, what would they be?
A good plot
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Pound of Flesh?
When one of the women detectives is tricked into giving information to one of the killers.
Which character – as performed by Joe Dunlop – was your favourite?
The women murderer who avenged her lovers killer was my favourite character.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Young prostitutes that had been drawn into prostitution.
Any additional comments?
Good all round book with a strong storyline the characters well written into plot.
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- Judi G
- 21-05-15
disappointing narration
narrators voice made the characters seem older than they were. didn't like that. he should have tried to speak like a 40 year old rather than a too posh old man.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Alex
- 28-12-12
Good but...
I think most people like to read books that are set in a background they know well. Coming from a west of Scotland, Jewish background I was always going to be a keen reader of Alex Gray's series featuring a Glasgow cop with a Jewish psychologist sidekick, however unlikely that pairing may be in real police work. However famliarity with the setting can also make one very critical of any inaccuracy in detail. When it comes to audio books the first thing that is subject to scrutiny is a reader's accent(s). Of course there is no problem with long time narrator of the series Bill Dunlop. If you wanted to be hyper-critical you could say that his reading of the famous verse from Tam O' Shanter which features in the book is a little flat and lacking in inflexion compared to how it is normally spoken but that is a very minor quibble. So accents are fine, and the fact that Solomon Brightman is very much a lapsed Jew means that there is little Jewish detail to find fault with either.
It is with the plot that cracks are starting to appear. There was a quite a vogue in '2 killer' books for a while, but I thought its day had come and gone and I was a bit disappointed and surprised that Alex Gray had opted for this device, especially when combined with that other favourite of crime writers, the killing of prostitutes. Sadly this does happen all too often in life, but it really has become more than a cliché in books set in Scotland. Without wishing to give away the ending and the unveiling of the killer, it is hardly new, even within this series. Therein likes my biggest criticism of the A Pound Of Flesh, there is a definite sense of having read it all before.
In general terms female crime writers tend to bring family life into their books than their male counterparts. Ms. Gray has handled this element well up to now, but this male reader gets wary when babies start to feature as is the case here. As the subject says, Good but... it might be time to call it a day.
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- K. Dillon
- 11-05-15
I got bored.
well narrated, but story too slow moving for me personally. seemed to be filled with lots if boring background and superfluous narrative.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-05-15
Ruined by the narrator
This may have been a good book but the terrible narration completely ruined it. I won't be trying another by this author as they all have the same narrator!
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- Lara
- 06-03-17
really enjoyed it
only just started ghis seria i enjoyed this it was intresting griping thrilling goong to have to gdt thdm all
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- jean
- 02-07-15
Good Story
As a fan of crime and thrillers, I enjoyed this very much and would recommend it. At times frustratingly slow, I found the narrator's voice well suited to the setting.
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- J. Wigney
- 18-11-16
a bit tedious
the story was OK but references to a full moon were just ludicrous. narration was often boring.
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- Marilyn
- 18-05-15
Marvellous Alex Gray
The second of the Alex Gray stories I have listened to, and roll on the 3rd one.
Brilliant story, expertly narrated, and gripping to the end.
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