The Estate: A gripping serial killer thriller from the bestselling author of the DCI Daley series
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Publishing Details
The Estate: A gripping serial killer thriller from the bestselling author of the DCI Daley series
By (Author) Denzil Meyrick
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Bantam (Transworld)
20th July 2024
9th May 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
823.92
Physical Properties
Hardback
400
Width 160mm, Height 241mm, Spine 35mm
619g
Description
Succession meets And Then There Were None. A break-out standalone thriller from a bestselling author, about a killer who picks off wealthy family members in a bid to inherit a billion-dollar estate. Perfect for fans of Saltburn. Every family has a secret. The mega-rich Pallanders are used to luxury - a castle in the Scottish Highlands, a villa in Tuscany, a billion-dollar fortune and an island in the Caribbean - but their perfect life is about to be shattered. Every father has a favourite. Sebastian Pallander dies, leaving a pitiful amount of money to his wife and children. His family fight over the scraps as old rivalries and bitter jealousies come to the surface. And when Pallander's son is killed in mysterious circumstances, everyone suspects foul play. Every killer has a motive. After a desperate race for survival, the relatives gather at their estate to weather the storm. They all begin to wonder- who will be next Where has all their money gone And will any of them get what they truly deserve
Reviews
'Absorbing . . . no run-of-the-mill tartan noir' * The Times *
'You'll have a blast with these' * Ian Rankin *
'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 *
Author Bio
Denzil Meyrick is from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, and director of several companies. He is the No.1 bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and is now an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Denzil lives on Loch Lomondside in Scotland with his wife Fiona and cats. You can find him on Twitter @Lochlomonden, Facebook @DenzilMeyrickAuthor, or on his website- www.denzilmeyrick.com
