Product Description
A Long Time Dead
Author: J M Dalgliesh
Format: Paperback
Start at the beginning - discover the first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series.
You can't stay dead forever...
A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye's remote Coral Beach for a party to celebrate the passing of their finals. Their future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism.
In the coming days, many will leave the island for work or to study on the mainland, whereas others will remain on Skye and forge a more traditional path much as their families have done for centuries before them. That is, all but one...
DI Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. A teenage runaway is dead, and no one is talking...
Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets.
'A phenomenal storyteller' — Simon McCleave
A Long Time Dead is the first book in the new Misty Isle series of crime thrillers from the Amazon #1 multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books.
Readers love J M Dalgliesh:
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'The best detective series I've read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'You can't put these books down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Like watching Shetland on TV' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'So much tension' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Books which transport the reader to another place' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Oh my goodness what a book!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Totally absorbing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
About the Author
J M Dalgliesh is an internationally bestselling author whose atmospheric, gripping mystery novels have topped the Amazon charts in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Listed in the top 10 most-read authors of the last decade on Amazon UK, Jason has written more than 30 novels to date and is best known for his Dark Yorkshire, Hidden Norfolk and Misty Isle series, which have sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide and been translated into multiple languages. His work is currently in development for television by an award-winning production team. Born on the south coast of England, Jason has lived in various parts of rural England and Scotland. He now resides in Norfolk with his wife and two young children.
You can follow Jason on Facebook and Instagram, or sign up to his newsletter on his website: jmdalgliesh.com
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