Whisky from Small Glasses: A D.C.I. Daley Thriller
By (Author) Denzil Meyrick
Birlinn General
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
13th April 2015
29th January 2015
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
277g
A compelling new series of crime novels, packed with accurate police procedure and gritty, dark humour.DCI 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.
'Has the ability to give even the least important person in the plot character and the skill to tell a good tale'
* Scots Magazine *'This is a great gritty crime novel and deserves to be up there with the best' -
-- Jane Brown * LoveReading *Touches of dark humour, multi-layered and compelling
* Daily Record *'The right amount of authenticity ... gritty writing ... most memorable
* Herald *Gritty, witty, and full of action and intrigue, its a brilliant start to the Daley and Scott series and got me well and truly hooked
* JenMed's Book Reviews *'WHISKY FROM SMALL GLASSES comes with a unique setting and some dark humour into the bargain. There's also more than enough intrigue, marital issues, and police politics to keep a reader amused'
* AustCrimeFiction.org *'This had me gripped from the start - a great crime novel. . . It's full of twists and turns - you think you know where the plot is heading - but you probably don't.'
-- Alison Bisping * LoveReading *'This is a great gritty crime novel and deserves to be up there with the best'
-- Jane Brown * LoveReading *After studying politics, Denzil Meyrick worked as a police officer, distillery manager, freelance journalist, and company director. He is originally from Campbeltown in Argyll, but now lives with his wife Fiona on Loch Lomondside.