{"product_id":"9781837320332","title":"A Long Time Dead","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: J M Dalgliesh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Misty Isle' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e127 x 198 x 27mm | 256g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart at the beginning - discover the first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can’t stay dead forever...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye's remote Coral Beach for a party to celebrate the passing of their finals. Their future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the coming days, many will leave the island for work or to study on the mainland, whereas others will remain on Skye and forge a more traditional path much as their families have done for centuries before them. That is, all but one...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDI Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. A teenage runaway is dead, and no one is talking...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleaveA Long Time Dead is the first book in the new Misty Isle series of crime thrillers from the Amazon #1 multi-million selling crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders love J M Dalgliesh:‘Fantastic’ ? ? ? ? ?‘The best detective series I’ve read’ ? ? ? ? ?‘You can’t put these books down’ ? ? ? ? ?‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ ? ? ? ? ?‘So much tension’ ? ? ? ? ?'Books which transport the reader to another place' ? ? ? ? ?'Oh my goodness what a book!' ? ? ? ? ?'Totally absorbing' ? ? ? ? ?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J M Dalgliesh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57691313242495,"sku":"9781837320332","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2132\/2623\/files\/9781837320332.jpg?v=1780664784","url":"https:\/\/berwynbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781837320332","provider":"The Berwyn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}