The Dying Light (Orkney Mysteries, Book 2)

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The longest day. The deadliest sins.

*From the bestselling author of Dark Island*

All of Daniel Aubrey's books can be read as standalones.

The residents of Orkney cant sleep.

Through 18-hour summer days, the islands are drenched in unrelenting sunshine.

But a killer with a shadowy past is living undetected on the archipelago.

As the heat rises, reporter Freya will not rest until shes brought the truth to light. Can she stop the murderer before they strike again

The highly anticipated second instalment of the celebrated Orkney Mysteries series, The Dying Light is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid

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PRAISE FOR DARK ISLAND (ORKNEY MYSTERIES #1)

*Shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award 2024*

*Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize 2024*

*Longlisted for Scotlands National Book Award First Book of the Year 2024*

'Daniel Aubrey can do for Orkney what Ann Cleeves has done for Shetland' MARION TODD

'Twists and secrets galore A nail-biting thriller you'll never forget' CAROLINE MITCHELL

'A tense read with emotional honesty Freya is a triumph' CALLUM McSORLEY

'My debut novel of the year' CHRIS LLOYD

'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' NASHEEMA LENNON

Reviews

PRAISE FOR DARK ISLAND (ORKNEY MYSTERIES #1)

*Shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award 2024*

*Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize 2024*

*Longlisted for Scotlands National Book Award First Book of the Year 2024*

AUTHORS SAY

'Daniel Aubrey can do for Orkney what Ann Cleeves has done for Shetland' MARION TODD

'Twists and secrets galore A nail-biting thriller you'll never forget' CAROLINE MITCHELL

'A tense read with emotional honesty Freya is a triumph' CALLUM McSORLEY

'My debut novel of the year' CHRIS LLOYD

'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' NASHEEMA LENNON

REAL READERS SAY

I absolutely raced through this exciting murder mystery. Daniel Aubrey's writing transported me. Freya is such a brilliant and complex character

If youre a fan of location-based mysteries, such as LJ Ross or GR Halliday, you need to get your teeth into this series NOW

Pacy and well-plotted and I loved the Orkney setting. I really liked Freya and there's lots of action and twists but it never at any point felt far-fetched

Everyone should read Dark Island. I loved the neurodivergent character at the heart of the book. The ending was extremely moving

Author Bio

Daniel Aubrey is a former journalist whose previous jobs included writing for a local paper in Spain and working as a sub-editor at an international press agency in Hong Kong. Now living in Scotland, he has written his debut novel, Dark Island - a crime thriller about neurodivergent reporter, Freya Sinclair, who uncovers a disturbing conspiracy following the discovery of human remains on Orkney's wild Atlantic coast.