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Alex Gray

2 Series • 26 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Detective Lorimer Books
Start with: Never Somewhere Else (2002)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The Protectors (2012)

ⓘ About Alex Gray

Alex Gray is one of the well known authors of the crime fiction, mystery, and thriller genres. She hails from Scotland and has published some of the very successful novels in the popular crime fiction genre. Author Gray was born on May 27, 1950, in Glasgow, Scotland. All the crime fiction that she has written in her career as set in and around Glasgow. Also, all of them feature the popular character developed by her, named Detective Chief Inspector Lorimer. The successful novels of author Gray also feature the famous character of psychological profiler, named Solomon Brightman. All her books are published under a single series called as the DCI Lorimer series.

All Book Series by Alex Gray

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Never Somewhere Else

Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2002

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2002
2
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A Small Weeping

Book 2 of 25 · published 2004

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2004
3
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Shadows of Sounds

Book 3 of 25 · published 2005

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2005
4
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The Riverman

Book 4 of 25 · published 2007

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2007
5
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Pitch Black

Book 5 of 25 · published 2008

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2008
6
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Glasgow Kiss

Book 6 of 25 · published 2009

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2009
7
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Five Ways to Kill a Man

Book 7 of 25 · published 2010

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2010
8
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Sleep Like the Dead

Book 8 of 25 · published 2011

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2011
9
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A Pound Of Flesh

Book 9 of 25 · published 2012

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2012
10
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The Swedish Girl

Book 10 of 25 · published 2013

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2013
11
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The Bird That Did Not Sing / The Silent Games

Book 11 of 25 · published 2014

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2014
12
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The Bank Job

Book 12 of 25 · published 2015

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2015
13
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Keep the Midnight Out

Book 13 of 25 · published 2015

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2015
14
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The Darkest Goodbye

Book 14 of 25 · published 2016

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2016
15
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Still Dark

Book 15 of 25 · published 2017

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2017
16
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Only the Dead Can Tell

Book 16 of 25 · published 2018

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2018
17
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The Stalker

Book 17 of 25 · published 2019

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2019
18
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When Shadows Fall

Book 18 of 25 · published 2020

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2020
19
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Before the Storm

Book 19 of 25 · published 2021

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2021
20
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Echo of the Dead

Book 20 of 25 · published 2022

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2022
21
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Questions for a Dead Man

Book 21 of 25 · published 2023

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2023
22
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Out of Darkness

Book 22 of 25 · published 2024

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2024
23
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Acts of Malice

Book 23 of 25 · published 2025

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2025
24
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Blood on Old Stones

Book 24 of 25 · published 2026

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2026
25
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No Tender Mercies

Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2027

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2027
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The Protectors

Single-title series · published 2012

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2012

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alex Gray?

Alex Gray is one of the well known authors of the crime fiction, mystery, and thriller genres. She hails from Scotland and has published some of the very successful novels in the popular crime fiction genre. Author Gray was born on May 27, 1950, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Which Alex Gray series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Detective Lorimer series, the earliest of Alex Gray's multi-book series: it opens with Never Somewhere Else (2002) and runs to 25 books across 2002–2027, ending with No Tender Mercies (2027).

How many books has Alex Gray written?

Alex Gray has 26 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2027. 25 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Detective Lorimer series with 25 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Alex Gray's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alex Gray's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Detective Lorimer (2002–2027, 25 books).

How are Alex Gray's books organised into series?

This guide splits Alex Gray's 26 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Detective Lorimer (25 books, 2002–2027).