Deze misdaadfictiereeks duikt in de rauwe straten van Edinburgh en volgt een doorgewinterde hoofdinspecteur. Elke aflevering ontrafelt complexe onderzoeken die zijn scherpe intellect en morele kompas op de proef stellen. Lezers zijn getuige van zijn meedogenloze zoektocht naar gerechtigheid tegen de achtergrond van de duistere menselijke natuur. De serie biedt boeiende mysteries en een diepgaande karakterverkenning.
D.C.I. Jim Daley is sent from the city to investigate a murder after the body of a woman is washed up on an idyllic beach on the West Coast of Scotland. Far away from urban resources, he finds himself a stranger in a close-knit community.Love, betrayal, fear and death stalk the small town, as Daley investigates a case that becomes more deadly than he could possibly imagine, in this compelling novel infused with intrigue and dark humour.
This book is the much anticipated sequel to Whisky from Small Glasses, the first of the Jim Daley novels.
When a senior Edinburgh civil servant spectacularly takes his own life in Kinloch harbour, DCI Jim Daley comes face to face with the murky worldof politics. To add to his woes, two local drug dealers lie dead, ritually assassinated. It's clear that dark forces are at work in the town. With his bossunder investigation, his marriage hanging on by a thread, and his sidekick DS Scott wrestling with his own demons, Daley's world is in meltdown.When strange lights appear in the sky over Kinloch, it becomes clear that the townsfolk are not the only people at risk. The fate of nations is at stake.Jim Daley must face his worst fears as tragedy strikes. This is not just about a successful investigation, it's about survival.
The fifth book in the bestselling D.C.I. Daley series