Denzil Meyrick

DCI Jim Daley is charged with murder - and everyone saw him do it - in the gripping new thriller from the bestselling author Denzil Meyrick.In the middle of the night in Kinloch, the phone rings…Detective Sergeant Brian Scott answers. It’s a message from his old friend and partner, DCI Jim Daley, which chills him to the bone:‘She’s dead, Brian. I couldn’t take it anymore – I killed her! You have to help.’Daley has been arrested for murder, and everyone saw him do it. The police have all the evidence they need to put him behind bars for life, but Scott still believes he’s innocent.Is someone trying to frame him?The search for answers takes Daley and Scott on a dark journey into their past, putting the people closest to them in immediate danger. And as the heartbreak takes its toll, Scott begins to wonder if this might be the end of the road.Is it time to call last orders?

''Tis the season to solve a mystery... Inspector Frank Gradsby returns in a dazzling crime novel, from the bestselling author of Murder at Holly House.''Twists galore'' Stuart MacBride''Had me laughing out loud'' Yorkshire Life''First-class'' The TimesA case shrouded in secrets.It’s just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley’s Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat.A festive mystery for one and all.Hundreds of pairs of stockings, in neat cellophane bags, soon wash up on the shore. A blizzard cuts off Grasby and Juggers from help, and the local innkeeper is murdered. Any remaining Christmas cheer goes up in smoke as the villagers refuse to talk, leaving the two detectives chasing false leads in the snow.A winter wonderland with no escape.To make matters worse, Grasby can’t stop thinking about stockings. Why does everyone seem to be enjoying strangely high standards of hosiery, even beneath their oilskins? Who is the sinister bespectacled man snooping around their hotel? And how can they solve the murder when everyone in the village is a suspect?

DCI Jim Daley is charged with murder - and everyone saw him do it - in the gripping final thriller in the series, from the bestselling author Denzil Meyrick.In the middle of the night in Kinloch, the phone rings…Detective Sergeant Brian Scott answers. It’s a message from his old friend and partner, DCI Jim Daley, which chills him to the bone:‘She’s dead, Brian. I couldn’t take it anymore – I killed her! You have to help.’Daley has been arrested for murder, and everyone saw him do it. The police have all the evidence they need to put him behind bars for life, but Scott still believes he’s innocent.Is someone trying to frame him? The search for answers takes Daley and Scott on a dark journey into their past, putting the people closest to them in immediate danger. And as the heartbreak takes its toll, Scott begins to wonder if this might be the end of the road.Is it time to call last orders? ***Praise for Denzil Meyrick***‘In high demand across the globe’ Daily Mail‘You’ll have a blast with these’ Ian Rankin‘One of Scotland’s finest writers in any genre’ SWH‘It’s a fun book. One to make you smile’ Stuart MacBride‘Spellbinding … one of the UK’s most loved crime writers’ Sunday Post***Praise for the DCI Daley Series***''Irresistible'' ***** Reader Review''I defy you not to read this series and want to go visit Campbeltown'' ***** Reader Review''Twisted and compelling'' ***** Reader Review''Not only wildly entertaining but also very thought provoking'' ***** Reader Review''I’m a huge fan of Denzil Meyrick’s D.C.I. Daley series and this was the best yet'' ***** Reader Review''Exactly my kind of series - police thriller, good humour, brilliantly memorable characters'' ***** Reader Review

Succession meets And Then There Were None, this is the unputdownable new thriller from Denzil Meyrick, the bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Murder at Holly House.‘A joy from start to frenetic finish.’ The Times''Succession with a Highland twist'' Daily MailEvery family has a secret.The Pallanders have it all – a castle in the Scottish Highlands and an island in the Caribbean – but their perfect life is about to be shattered.Every father has a favourite.Sebastian Pallander dies, leaving a pitiful amount of money for his relatives to fight over. Then his son is killed in mysterious circumstances, and everyone suspects foul play.Every killer has a motive.The family gather at their estate and begin to wonder: who will be next? Where has all their money gone? And will anyone get what they truly deserve?***Readers are gripped by The Estate!***''This book has everything: mystery, suspense, humour, a bit of romance and definitely loads of surprises!'' - ***** Reader Review''Succession meets Downton with a dash of Poirot. Whiplash action, grit, gloss and dark humour brilliantly blended in this pacy action thriller.'' - Andrea Mara''It left me breathless...A twisty and surprising page turner!'' - ***** Reader Review''Fast paced and thrilling – Denzil Meyrick gives Harlan Coben a run for his money. As many twists and turns as a Scottish country road.'' - Stephen Leather''What a cracker of a read!'' - ***** Reader ReviewDenzil Meyrick, Audible bestseller, November 2024