Discover the addictive new murder mystery in the globally bestselling Misty Isle series, featuring D.I. Duncan McAdam. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths.
One murder. Three empty graves. And a secret worth killing for...
D.I. Duncan McAdam is called to a cemetery to investigate a desecrated grave. The deceased was the skipper of a trawler with a chequered past. Its crew all died in mysterious circumstances - one man fell to his death; the second took his own life; the third jumped from a rocky clifftop. Only one crewman remains.
When Duncan goes to interview the skipper's widow, he finds her house ransacked, blood on the floor, and a body in the boot of her car. He soon realises that everyone on board that trawler was hiding something - and it all leads back to one stormy night at sea years ago.
As the case begins to spiral, Duncan's own personal challenges with his son come back to haunt him. Can he find the only surviving crew member before it's too late? What secrets did these men take with them to their graves? And why is someone willing to kill to unearth them now?
Readers love J M Dalgliesh:
'Fantastic' ? ? ? ? ?
'The best detective series I've read' ? ? ? ? ?
'You can't put these books down' ? ? ? ? ?
'J M Dalgliesh never disappoints' ? ? ? ? ?
'Like watching Shetland on TV' ? ? ? ? ?
'So much tension' ? ? ? ? ?
| ISBN: | 9781837320547 |
| Publication date: | 16th July 2026 |
| Author: | J M Dalgliesh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Transworld |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | The Misty Isle |
| Genres: |
Thriller and Suspense Crime and mystery: police procedural Narrative theme: Sense of place |
Discover the addictive new murder mystery in the globally bestselling Misty Isle series, featuring D.I. Duncan McAdam. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths.
One murder. Three empty graves. And a secret worth killing for...
D.I. Duncan McAdam is called to a cemetery to investigate a desecrated grave. The deceased was the skipper of a trawler with a chequered past. Its crew all died in mysterious circumstances - one man fell to his death; the second took his own life; the third jumped from a rocky clifftop. Only one crewman remains.
When Duncan goes to interview the skipper's widow, he finds her house ransacked, blood on the floor, and a body in the boot of her car. He soon realises that everyone on board that trawler was hiding something - and it all leads back to one stormy night at sea years ago.
As the case begins to spiral, Duncan's own personal challenges with his son come back to haunt him. Can he find the only surviving crew member before it's too late? What secrets did these men take with them to their graves? And why is someone willing to kill to unearth them now?
Readers love J M Dalgliesh:
'Fantastic' ? ? ? ? ?
'The best detective series I've read' ? ? ? ? ?
'You can't put these books down' ? ? ? ? ?
'J M Dalgliesh never disappoints' ? ? ? ? ?
'Like watching Shetland on TV' ? ? ? ? ?
'So much tension' ? ? ? ? ?
The Missing Dead features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Narrative theme: Sense of place
The Missing Dead is available in Paperback
The Missing Dead was written by J M Dalgliesh and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Transworld
The Missing Dead has 272 pages
Yes it is part of The Misty Isle series
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