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 Rat Stone Serenade: A D.C.I. Daley Thriller
The fifth book in the bestselling D.C.I. Daley series
Sixth in a compelling series of crime novels, packed with authentic police procedure, plot twists and gritty humour.
Who can you trust?When the luxury cruiser, hastily renamed Great Britain, berths in Kinloch harbour, the pressure is on DCI Jim Daley. The UK Government are taking a high-powered group of businessmen and women on a tour of the British isles, golfing and seeing the sights, as part of a push for global trade. But when one of the crew goes missing, and an elderly local ornithologist disappears, will the pressure become too great?The arrival of a face from the past, sends Daley's world into a tailspin. And the lives of the passengers and crew of SS Great Britain, as well as the country's economic future are in jeopardy. DS Brian Scott comes to the fore, and replete with a temporary promotion, is once more - most reluctantly, in his case - back at sea.Daley faces a life and death struggle, but is this his last throw of the dice?
When rich American hotelier Alice Wenger arrives in Kinloch, some eyebrows are raised and memories are rekindled. Meanwhile, the secretive Doig family live a solitary existence on a remote part of the Kintyre peninsula, without even the basic amenities of modern life.After the family's patriarch plummets to his death, secrets of stolen gold, whisky smuggling, shipwrecks and brutal events going back decades begin to emerge.With emotions running high in Kinloch Police Office, the team must put aside their own problems and get to the bottom of a sickening crime.