Scottish Field

The Relentless Tide

- BY DENZIL MEYRICK

£8.99 ★★★★ ★

The newest installmen­t of D.C.I Daley thrillers series is well-written and engaging from beginning to end.

While searching for Viking remains, archaeolog­ist Professor Francombe stumbles across the missing remains from the ‘Midweek Murderer’ case that occurred in the 1990s, a case from D.C.I. Daley’s past that has been haunting him for over 20 years. We follow the investigat­ion as the detective has a chance to do what he failed to two decades earlier – solve the case and free himself of the problems it has brought him.

In the eventful sixth addition to the D.C.I. Daley thrillers, we see the characters contend with a variety of issues. The many twists and turns characteri­stic of this series are handled with moments of humour enhanced by the evocative Scots dialect which peppers the dialogue, adding an element of charm and lightheart­edness to an otherwise dark storyline.

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