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Denzil Meyrick


Scotland (b.1965)

Denzil Meyrick was born in Glasgow and brought up in Campbeltown. After studying politics, he pursued a varied career including time spent as a police officer, freelance journalist, and director of several companies.

Beginning with Whisky from Small Glasses, then The Last Witness, Dark Suits and Sad Songs and The Rat Stone Serenade, the DCI Daley series have all become Scottish Crime bestsellers. Whisky from Small Glasses reached #2 in the UK Kindle store in 2016.
Most recent short story, Single End, was published in November 2016, and itself became a Kindle bestseller.
 


Genres: Mystery, General Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
May 2025

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Last Orders
(D.C.I. Daley, book 12)
Series
D.C.I. Daley
   0.5. Two One Three (2015)
   1. Whisky from Small Glasses (2013)
   1.5. Dalintober Moon (2014)
   2. The Last Witness (2014)
   3. Dark Suits and Sad Songs (2015)
   4. The Rat Stone Serenade (2016)
   Single End (2016)
   5. Well of the Winds (2017)
   One Last Dram Before Midnight (2017)
   6. The Relentless Tide (2018)
   7. A Breath on Dying Embers (2019)
   8. Jeremiah's Bell (2020)
   9. For Any Other Truth (2021)
   10. The Death of Remembrance (2022)
   11. No Sweet Sorrow (2023)
   12. Last Orders (2025)
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Novels
   Terms of Restitution (2021)
   The Estate (2024)
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Award nominations
2019 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : A Breath on Dying Embers


Denzil Meyrick recommends
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Thunder Bay (2019)
(Rebecca Connolly, book 1)
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"Razor sharp . . . An outstanding piece of crime fiction. Not to be missed."

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