Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2019
When the luxury cruiser,hastily renamed Great Britain,berths in Kinloch harbour,the pressure is on DCI Jim Daley. The UK Government are taking a high-powered group of businessmen and women on a tour of the British isles,golfing and seeing the sights,as part of a push for global trade. But when one of the crew goes missing ,and an elderly local ornithologist disappears,will the pressure become too great
The arrival of a face from the past,sends Daley's world into a tailspin. And the lives of the passengers and crew of SS Great Britain,as well as the country's economic future are in jeopardy.
DS Brian Scott comes to the fore,and replete with a temporary promotion,is once more - most reluctantly,in his case - back at sea.
Daley faces a life and death struggle,but is this his last throw of the dice
Publisher: Birlinn GeneralISBN: 9781846974755Number of pages: 432Weight: 300 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'This is visceral reading - you feel it before you think it'- The Sunday Post
'Plotting that mystifies,captivating characters and spectacular locations: the essentials,and A Breath on Dying Embers overflows with all three. The Gold Dagger awaits'- Quentin Jardine
'Jim Daley and Brian Scott are like a fine cask whisky. They improve each and every year. What a fabulous read,compelling to the very end. For me the best in the series so far. I found some laugh out loud moments and others reaching for the tissues. The ending was unexpected and I did not see it coming. Time to pre-order now'- David Gilchrist,Founder of UK Crime Book Club
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