review by Brian Lowen on show 13th October 2011
A detective story featuring DCI Bill Lorimer of the Glasgow Police and set in the area around the Clyde.
The Riverman’s job is to navigate the swollen currents of the Clyde, pulling rubbish from Glasgow’s river, but occasionally he is required to do something more shocking – such as lifting out corpses.
The day he pulls a lifeless body out of the river it looks like a case of accidental death, but DCI Lorimer is not convinced and when he identifies the body as a partner in a top firm of accountants he starts investigating just what did happen after the firm’s party at a riverside hotel. As his investigations get deeper into the mystery other executives start to disappear and a whole can of worms is uncovered involving the accountants, local bookmakers, drugs and money laundering.
A good story, a bit plodding at times, as any investigation would be I suppose, which keeps you guessing until the end. Probably not on a par with Ian Rankin ( Malcolm would say!) but an easy to follow, enjoyable book especially if you know the area around the Glasgow river.
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