Discover the Gripping New Detective Murder Mystery from J M Dalgliesh

Dive into the latest installment of the globally bestselling Misty Isle series, featuring D.I. Duncan McAdam. This intense horror-tinged mystery is perfect for dedicated fans of police procedurals and suspenseful crime fiction, drawing comparisons to the atmosphere of Shetland.

• Part of the Misty Isle series (Book 7 of 7: The Misty Isle).
• Features detective D.I. Duncan McAdam.
• A gripping plot involving a desecrated grave, a trawler with a dark past, and secrets worth killing for.
• Explores the lingering consequences of a stormy night at sea years ago.
• Includes personal challenges for D.I. McAdam as the case spirals.

D.I. Duncan McAdam is called to a cemetery where a skipper’s grave has been desecrated. The deceased had a chequered past, and his entire trawler crew met mysterious ends: one fell, one took his own life, and one jumped from a cliff. Only one crewman remains. When Duncan investigates the skipper’s widow, he finds her home ransacked and a body in her car boot, confirming that everyone aboard that trawler was hiding something significant.

• Author/Artist: J M Dalgliesh
• Series: The Misty Isle (Book 7 of 7)
• Binding: Paperback
• Print Length: 400 pages
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2 July 2026
• ISBN-10: 1837320543
• ISBN-13: 978-1837320547
• Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.6 x 19.7 cm
• Weight: 270 g
• Publisher: Penguin

This title ranks highly in several categories, including #2 in Police Procedurals (Books) and #8 in Horror Graphic Novels (Books).

Uncover the deadly secrets buried beneath the surface in this tense, must-read addition to the D.I. Duncan McAdam series.