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  • Published: 12 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804995082
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $28.00

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DCI Jim Daley returns in the gripping, heart-stopping new thriller from the bestselling author Denzil Meyrick. Daley is charged with murder - and everyone saw him do it...

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.

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  • Published: 12 May 2026
  • ISBN: 9781804995082
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $28.00
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About the author

Denzil Meyrick

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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Also by Denzil Meyrick

Murder at Holly House
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Praise for Denzil Meyrick

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Absorbing . . . no run-of-the-mill tartan noir

The Times

You'll have a blast with these

Ian Rankin

One of Scotland's finest writers in any genre

SWH

In high demand across the globe . . . A runaway hit . . . Readers instantly warm to Daley

Daily Mail

Universal truths ... an unbuttoned sense of humour ... engaging and eventful

Wall Street Journal

It’s a fun book. One to make you smile.

Stuart MacBride

Whiplash action, grit, gloss and dark humour.

Andrea Mara

A brutally effective closing chapter to the DCI Daley Series… the twists and violence are relentless, all leavened by a streak of coal-black humour.

Mail on Sunday

One of Scotland's most prolific and best-loved crime writers.

Sunday Post

Another gripping story...makes a fitting end to the series.

Herald

An entertainingly dark journey fraught with unexpected dangers.

Scottish Field