Author: Meyrick, Denzil Crime & mysteryPublished on 22 May 2025 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the DCI Daley Thrillers' series.Hardback | 400 pages163 x 242 x 42 | 608g 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
