Never Somewhere Else

Exciting beginning to a new series and a new author to me!

DCI Lorimer has taken on a case involving three young women who are discovered strangled and scalped and left in a Glasgow Park. He turns to Dr. Solomon Brightman, a psychologist and criminal profiler, much against his wishes. He thinks that Dr. Solomon is almost too eager to become involved in these murders.

These are gruesome murders, with the antagonist keeping the scalps as trophies, reminiscent of the 1800 battles of the Native Americans.

It takes a homeless man to find the connections among the victims, and Dr. Brightman finds himself lucky to have survived an assault with his hair intact. When a news reporter and his photographer start turning up and releasing confidential information, DCI Lorimer goes ballistic and more people die.

The action was a bit slow, but steady, in the very beginning, but picked up rapidly the more I read. I particularly enjoy new series and learning about all the major characters. I think the back stories make for great reading .. and this one met all my expectations.

I look forward to reading the rest of the series!

I enjoyed this story set in Glasgow. The characters are believable and the storyline keeps you wanting more. I especially enjoyed the relationship between the inspector and the psychologist that are originally told to work together on this case; both not sure of the other, but in the end, became great allies. I look forward to reading more books in this series.

Scotish mystery writing belongs to a top of the craft.People like Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Stuart MacBride come to mind. Their gritty , poetic language doesn’t spare anybody.
Alex Gray’s debut novel tries to accomplish the same. The result is a mixed bag.It is perfectly competent police procedural with an interesting plot, but it lacks originality. It seems like something we saw many times before. Of course, this is a first novel, and some of this foibles could be expected. I have the rest of her books, so we’ll see where it goes from here.

I was really excited as I read further and further into this first book by Alex Gray. I’ve always enjoyed the Ian Rankin series with Rebus, including the BBC show about this character. In NEVER SOMEWHERE ELSE, that same intertwining relationship between detective and psychologist/profiler comes into play wonderfully.

Detective Inspector Lorimer is an attractive, happily married man who spends way too much time investigating his cases, according to his wife. But that probably won’t change anytime soon because of shortfalls in the Glasgow, Scotland’s budget. Dr. Solomon Brightman is a well liked college professor of psychology. Though younger than Lorimer, he soon becomes a trusted associate as his theories seem to play out correctly in his help with police investigations. Unmarried, Brightman and intriguing pathologist, Rosie Fergusson, seem to have an interesting affinity for each other. This team looks to be a very interesting combination for many more mysteries!

In this book, women are being strangled with a bicycle chain, scalped, mangled, and then placed in St Mongo Park. Is this a serial killer, or someone wanting one girl killed without a motive being detected? The art world, journalists, photographers, and pedophiles all come into play as the police try to find this sadistic murderer before he murders again. I really enjoyed the journey with everyone involved, as the evidence and clues became evident within this book! Thrilled to have found this new series by Alex Gray!

I think this series is going to be my new favorite. Writing is good, plot is good and characters are good. Hard to beat that combination.

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