Thanks to Alex and NetGalley for allowing me to read Echo of the Dead before the publication date.

I cannot improve the precis of the story, so I will instead focus on the writing.

Alex has once again created a raft of believable characters whose strengths and weaknesses, and not a few secrets, are revealed as the story evolves.

The description of the beauty of Glencoe and the ’brooding’ mountains evoked strong memories of the chill and sense of foreboding which can be experienced there even on a summer day.
I found the use of mythology and the story of the Massacre of Glencoe was interesting and just long enough to be interesting and short enough not to feel like a lesson in Scottish history.
It is obvious that Alex’s books are well researched, particularly with the details of flora and fauna.

Interweave all that with a story of 3 dead bodies and a missing teenager and it is another very readable book in the Lorimer series.

Echo of the Dead is the 19th book in the long running DSI William Lorimer series by Alex Gray and whilst it is an enjoyable police procedural compared to other books in the series I felt that it just lacked a little something mainly a sense of urgency about the investigation.

However, compared to some other books of the same genre this was still a very good read and one I would recommend.