DCI Jim Daley returns in the gripping new thriller from the bestselling author Denzil Meyrick. In Kinloch, Hamish is having bad dreams - so bad, he won''t leave the house. In the middle of the night, Brian Scott hears his phone buzz on the nightstand. It''s a message from Jim Daley, his old friend, which chills him to the bone. ''She''s dead, Brian. I couldn''t take it anymore - I killed her! You have to help.'' When the body of a woman is discovered, Daley is arrested for murder. Scott believes he''s innocent, so who is trying to frame him? The search for answers will lead Jim and Brian on a dark journey into their past, putting them - and the people closest to them - in immediate danger.

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Denzil Meyrick was from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, a director of several companies, and an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Regarded as 'One of Scotland's finest writers' (SWH), he was the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and the Detective Frank Grasby mysteries, including the Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, Murder at Holly House.

Denzil died peacefully at his home beside Loch Lomond in Scotland, in February 2025. For more information about his books, visit his website: www.denzilmeyrick.com

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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 PostPraise 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