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Zusatztext “The 10th in Gray’s popular Glasgow series ... is sure to please fans as it continues to delve into the lives of the cops who solve the tricky mysteries he sets them. “ Informationen zum Autor 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. http://www.alex-gray.com/ Klappentext Internationally bestselling author Alex Gray returns with another dark, twisty mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector William Lorimer Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. Gentle and kind, he is the one adult students trust as a confidant. So when precocious teenager Julie Donaldson accuses Chalmers of rape, the school goes into shock. How could a deeply religious family man like Chalmers do such a thing? With some students and teachers supporting Julie, and others standing by Chalmers, life at Muirpark is far from harmonious. And then the situation gets much worse—Julie Donaldson goes missing, and the police are called in. For DCI William Lorimer, this is the second missing persons case in a week. He’s had too many sleepless nights worrying about a toddler who has been missing for several days. Julie’s disappearance adds a further burden to Lorimer’s already overstretched workload. With each day, the likelihood of either girl being found alive diminishes, and Lorimer must race against the clock to save innocent lives. Zusammenfassung Internationally bestselling author Alex Gray returns with another dark! twisty mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector William Lorimer Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. Gentle and kind! he is the one adult students trust as a confidant. So when precocious teenager Julie Donaldson accuses Chalmers of rape! the school goes into shock. How could a deeply religious family man like Chalmers do such a thing? With some students and teachers supporting Julie! and others standing by Chalmers! life at Muirpark is far from harmonious. And then the situation gets much worse — Julie Donaldson goes missing! and the police are called in. For DCI William Lorimer! this is the second missing persons case in a week. He’s had too many sleepless nights worrying about a toddler who has been missing for several days. Julie’s disappearance adds a further burden to Lorimer’s already overstretched workload. With each day! the likelihood of either girl being found alive diminishes! and Lorimer finds himself racing against the clock to save innocent lives. ...
