Denzil Meyrick was from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, a director of several companies, and an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Regarded as 'One of Scotland's finest writers' (SWH), he was the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and the Detective Frank Grasby mysteries, including the Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, Murder at Holly House. Denzil died peacefully at his home beside Loch Lomond in Scotland, in February 2025. For more information about his books, visit his website- www.denzilmeyrick.com
‘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 * 'One of Scotland's most-prolific and best-loved crime writers' * Sunday Post * Praise for Denzil Meyrick * - * Absorbing . . . no run-of-the-mill tartan noir * The Times * You'll have a blast with these * Ian Rankin * It’s a fun book. One to make you smile. * Stuart MacBride * Whiplash action, grit, gloss and dark humour. * Andrea Mara * One of Scotland's finest writers in any genre * SWH * Spellbinding … one of the UK’s most loved crime writers * Sunday Post * If you like Rankin, MacBride and Oswald, you'll love Meyrick * Sunday Mail *