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By: Denzil Meyrick
Narrated by: David Monteath
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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?

‘In high demand across the globe’ Daily Mail

‘Spellbinding … one of the UK’s most loved crime writers’ Sunday Post

'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

© Denzil Meyrick 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Crime Thrillers Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Heartfelt Crime

Critic Reviews

Another gripping story...makes a fitting end to the series.
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.
An entertainingly dark journey fraught with unexpected dangers.
One of Scotland's most prolific and best-loved crime writers.
Praise for Denzil Meyrick
Absorbing . . . no run-of-the-mill tartan noir
You'll have a blast with these
It’s a fun book. One to make you smile.
Whiplash action, grit, gloss and dark humour.
One of Scotland's finest writers in any genre
All stars
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The twists and turns in the plot are breathtaking! Just when you think you know who the villains are, everything shifts.
The overall theme is one of grief and loss, with shafts of that wonderful dry Scottish humour throwing sunlight into the darkness. Farewell Jim Daley and Brian Scott. Thank you for your company!

Dark and compelling

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Another excellent tale with all the usual characters we have come to love. A sense of sadness was woven throughout the book and it was a great shock to learn of Denzil’s untimely passing in the editor’s note. It feels as if I have to say ‘goodbye’ to old and dear friends. Thank you Denzil for taking me along for this wonderful ride. I will forever think of you enjoying a wee dram with the crew in the County Hotel.

A Fitting Tribute

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Amazing author I have read every book and always awaited the next and so sad to hear from his publisher when I got to the end of this book to find out that he had died and how poignant the book was
Than you for the great characters and great reads

Great story lines and characters and I am so sorry to hear of his death

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I was dreading reading this after waiting ages for it as I knew it would be Denzil's last book. I'll miss the characters, This book was fantastic in every way, the dark, the Scottish humour but I was in tears at the end of the bookwhen listening to his publisher. Rest in peace Denzil, you will be missed and died way too early. You were a great author and I'll be revisiting the series again soon. David Monteath did a sterling job on the narration.

Best yet

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I can't believe this is the last book in this series. I think this is the best yet. Denzil's death leaves a great hole in the literary world😪

Absolutely brilliant

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