The Rat Stone Serenade: A D.C.I. Daley Thriller

Denzil Meyrick

Apr 2016 · A DCI Daley Thriller Book 4 · Birlinn

About this ebook

It's December, and the Shannon family are returning home to their clifftop mansion near Kinloch for their annual AGM. Shannon International is one of the world's biggest private companies, with tendrils reaching around the globe in computing, banking and mineral resourcing, and it has brought untold wealth and privilege to the family. However, a century ago Archibald Shannon stole the land upon which he built their home - and his descendants have been cursed ever since.

When heavy snow cuts off Kintyre, DCI Jim Daley and DS Brian Scott are assigned to protect their illustrious visitors. As an ancient society emerges from the blizzards, and its creation, the Rat Stone, reveals grisly secrets, ghosts of the past come to haunt the Shannons. As the curse decrees, death is coming - but for whom and from what?

Ratings and reviews

This is a complicated novel which demands the reader’s full attention and it is such a tremendous read. I was totally engrossed, reading well into the early hours until I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer. The details are enthralling and I was excited to read the author’s note at the end of the book full of information I wasn’t aware of and which was so interesting! An attention-grabbing story which had my heart pounding, fully earning all five sparkling stars and my highest recommendation!

Decent enough read. Good.description

I love the characters and the plot is good traditional who done it stuff, perfect.

About the author

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.