The Last Witness

LoveReading Says

D.C.I. Daley made his first appearance in Whisky from Small Glasses. In this follow up by an ex-Strathclyde Police officer, a mighty felon, once believed to have been killed in the back of a police ambulance, appears to have risen from the grave. He now seems embarked on a vendetta spree against his previous antagonists, including cops and villains.

Mostly set in the colourful setting of Kinloch, a small, close-knit country community, a bucolic place with its share of deeply-buried secrets, closely modelled on Campbelltown, this tense thriller is full of quirky characters, has a sly vein of dark humour running through it and particularly colloquial dialogue as well as a a strong main sleuth whose character never feels less than real. An attractive new talent on the Tartan Noir scene.

A Maxim Jakubowski selected title.

Love Reading's view:

Following in the tradition of great Scottish crime writers, Denzil Meyrick has turned out a cracking, tenacious thriller of a read. If you favour the authentic and credible, you are in safe hands as Meyrick is a former Police Officer. The characters are so convincing; the humour, the traditional detective work, the camaraderie all blaze from the pages and the small town gossip, alliances and feuds add to the flavour.

Home life is secondary, the case is everything and the Detectives need to be on their mettle as a monster of a man returns from the grave set on revenge. You don’t have to have read the first in the ‘DCI Daley Thriller’ series, but if you do read out of sequence, will most likely find yourself hunting down ‘Whisky From Small Glasses’ as this is a compelling and impressive novel. ~ Liz Robinson

A 'Piece of Passion' from the Publisher...

‘From the first chapter, I was gripped. Written by ex-policeman Denzil Meyrick, this is an authentic and well-researched crime thriller based in small-town Scotland. Dark and unpredictable, the mood is lightened by the distinctive humour of Daley’s partner, DS Scott, and the eccentric habits of the town’s inhabitants.

The fast-moving plot is full of twists and surprises, as Denzil deftly begins to draw the different strands together into a surprising and dramatic conclusion.’ Julie Fergusson, editor

Reviewed by Maxim Jakubowski
Maxim Jakubowski is a London-based novelist and editor.
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About The Last Witness

James Machie was a man with a genius for violence, his criminal empire spreading beyond Glasgow into the UK and mainland Europe. Fortunately, James Machie is dead, assassinated in the back of a prison ambulance following his trial and conviction. But now, five years later, he is apparently back from the grave, set on avenging himself on those who brought him down.

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