Reviews
Universal truths ... an unbuttoned sense of humour ... Engaging and eventful'
The Wall Street Journal
The Last Witness has an excellent trait that is essential to all crime stories: that is wonderful, affable and realistic protagonists'
Dundee University Review of the Arts
Sure-footed ... A must read!'
The Book Reporter
A compelling lead ... Satisfyingly twisted plot'
Publishers Weekly
Striking characters and shifting plots vibrate with energy'
The Library Journal
About the Book
James Machie was a man with a genius for violence, his criminal empire spreading beyond Glasgow into the UK and mainland Europe. Fortunately, James Machie is dead, assassinated in the back of a prison ambulance following his trial and conviction. But now, five years later, he is apparently back from the grave, set on avenging himself on those who brought him down. Top of his list is his previous associate, Frank MacDougall, who unbeknownst to D.C.I. Jim Daley, is living under protection on his lochside patch, the small Scottish town of Kinloch. Daley knows that, having been the key to Machie’s conviction, his old friend and colleague D.S. Scott is almost as big a target. And nothing, not even death, has ever stood in James Machie’s way . . .
The Author
Denzil Meyrick
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.You may also like…
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