The Death of Remembrance
A D.C.I. Daley Thriller
by Denzil Meyrick
£9.99
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Reviews
The Death of Remembrance is a properly frightening tale in parts, then, but there's plenty of humour too, and it’s also a fascinating study of how both policing and crime have changed
The Scotsman
Meyrick’s ability to keep the pages turning almost of their own accord marks the Death of Remembrance as top-drawer crime fiction
The Herald
Daley is a character complete with depths, currents and sudden changes of the Atlantic ocean that crashes against Kinloch’s harbour walls. The remote peninsula and the claustrophobic nature of small-town life are perfectly painted
Scotland on Sunday
If you have never read one of Meyrick’s mysteries now is the time – before the TV series based on them begins
Times Crime Club
Gripping
Sunday Post
Crime fiction doesn’t get better than the DCI Daley series
Waterstones Horsham
The Death of Remembrance is a taut tale full of death, intensity and some startling revelations. It is a novel that fixes your attention from the beginning and keeps you fastened to the page right until the gripping, breathtaking end. I can only hope there is another decade of Daley and Scott to follow
Live and Deadly Reviews
Intense, emotional and with the author's unique blend of humour and experience, all wrapped up in a wonderful sense of place that springs so vividly to mind you can almost feel the fog wrap itself around you as it rolls across the shore
JenMedBookReviews
a thoroughly compelling read that, to use an overworked phrase, keeps you turning the page right to the end. This is a book that deserves to be read by all lovers of Scottish crime fiction - or, indeed, of any crime fiction
Undiscovered Scotland
Denzil Meyrick gives us his classic style of tartan noir, filled with all the gritty scenes, dark humour, and hard-edged characters you come to expect from his writing
Scottish Field
An epic, gritty, realistic book… one of THE best crime fiction writers of all time
Jude Fire 33 - The Book Blog
The Death of Remembrance has all the ingredients needed for a great crime thriller: a skilfully crafted plot, an authentic sense of place, moments of drama and compelling characters
What Cathy Read Next
Each thread of the story develops with plot twists, culminating, as with the best detective stories, in an unexpected ending
Dundee Courier, Scottish Book of the Week
Meyrick’s storytelling skills are second to none, weaving together a narrative that spans time and location without dropping an inch of suspense along the way... The Death of Remembrance is a compelling novel from one of Scotland’s favourite writers – expect high drama…and high praise
LoveReading
‘LOVED, LOVED, LOVED THIS! I have to say I am completely addicted to this series (and anything else Denzil Meyrick writes), no sooner do I finish one, I count the days for the next, and I am never disappointed. I urge you to give them a go’
Waterstones Horsham Bookseller
Another triumphant novel in the DCI Jim Daley series, enthralling, spellbinding, gripping, hilarious, tense, witty, sharp and the epitome of Tartan Noir… Another superb 5 star read’
Goodreads
As one of Scotland’s biggest-selling crime writers, Denzil Meyrick, from Campbeltown, knows his way around a good story
The Courier
A rich mix of intrigue, redemption, and the enduring echoes of past decisions... Daley's steadfast resolve is tested as he navigates the labyrinthine complexities of justice, confronting the demons of his past while striving to uphold the fragile balance between law and chaos
Gulf News
About the Book
Everyone has a past they can't forget . . .
Glasgow, 1983, and a beat constable walks away from a bar where he knows a crime is about to be committed. It is a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.
In the present, an old fisherman is found dead by Kinloch's shoreline and a stranger with a deadly mission moves into town.
As past and present collide, D.C.I. Jim Daley must confront old friends, new foes and ghosts who will not be silenced.
'Dark humour has helped to make his books world-famous' - The Times
The Author
Denzil Meyrick
After studying politics, Denzil Meyrick worked as a police officer, distillery manager, freelance journalist, and company director. He was one of the UK's bestselling crime novelists, originally from Campbeltown in Argyll, and author of the bestselling D.C.I. Daley series. He passed away in February 2025 at the age of 59.
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