Sleep Like the Dead

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There's a hitman in Glasgow: unpaid and angry, he's decided to settle his own debts...
Elsewhere in the city, 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, Marianne can't get hold of her brother, Billy. Despite knowing some shady characters from Glasgow's underworld, Billy's always been there for her - until now.
DCI Lorimer and his team are faced with a string of seemingly unconnected but professional killings. Without witnesses or much conclusive evidence to build a case, the officers are drawing a blank. Criminal psychologist Solly Brightman is off the case due to budget cuts. But Solly is more closely connected to the murders than he could possibly know . . . And as the hitman plans a bloody ransom to get his fee, the race is on to find out just who hired him - and who's next on the hit list.
**Review
Gray's best book yet ... A thoroughly impressive outing from a writer ready to join the top rank of crime authors. DAILY EXPRESS Eight books in and Alex Gray still hasn't put a serial killer's foot wrong. Once again, the combination of cracking storylines and well-rounded relationships prove this stunning talent deserves her place on the leader board of Scottish crime writers Daily Record The convolutions of the plot are subtle yet astounding in their believability... All I can say is, that if you enjoy books by Mark Billingham, Craig Russell, Peter James and their contemporaries then it's time you added Alex Gray to the list CrimeSquad The story pulls the reader along in its slipstream as drug dealers, a stalker and a hitman collide in a murderous finale that keeps you guessing to the very last page GLASGOW EVENING TIMES
About the Author
Alex Gray was born and educated in Glasgow. After studying English and Philosophy at the University of Strathclyde, she worked as a visiting officer for the Department of Health, a time she looks upon as postgraduate education since it proved a rich source of character studies. She then trained as a secondary school teacher of English. 
Alex began writing professionally in 1993 and had immediate success with short stories, articles, and commissions for BBC radio programs. She has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers’ Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing. 
A regular on the Scottish bestseller lists, she is the author of thirteen DCI Lorimer novels. She is the co-founder of the international Scottish crime writing festival, Bloody Scotland, which had its inaugural year in 2012.
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