Pitch Black

Could a football supporter be angry enough to put a bullet in a referee's head? Lorimer deals with this question as well as a tragedy close to home. When Chief Inspector Lorimer returns from his holiday on the island of Mull, he feels a welcome sense of calm—but it doesn't last long. Kelvin FC's new star midfielder is found brutally stabbed to death in his own home and, with his wife apprehended trying to leave the country, a seemingly straightforward new case begins. But the grisly murder of a referee after a Kelvin match throws light on some dark secrets at the ground. And when the latest signing to the club becomes the latest victim in a string of killings, Lorimer knows there's a serial killer on the loose—one that's only beginning to show his true colors. As lies emerge and tensions build, the players and managers live under the constant threat of becoming the next Kelvin fatality. Building to a dark and suspenseful climax, this is Alex Gray's most powerful work to date.Review"Gray more than holds her own against the likes of Rankin and McDermid . . . it would take a reader with the skills of her hero to come up with the killer's identity before the last few pages." —ExpressAbout the AuthorAlex Gray has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers' Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing, and is the Scottish Chapter convenor for the Crime Writers' Association.