The Dying Light : From the bestselling author: a pulse-pounding, must-read new crime thriller of summer 2025, set in the atmospheric Scottish isles (Orkney Mysteries, Book 2) - Daniel Aubrey

The Dying Light

From the bestselling author: a pulse-pounding, must-read new crime thriller of summer 2025, set in the atmospheric Scottish isles (Orkney Mysteries, Book 2)

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The longest day. The deadliest sins.

*From the bestselling author of Dark Island*

All of Daniel Aubrey's books can be read as standalones.

The residents of Orkney can't sleep.

Through 18-hour summer days, the islands are drenched in unrelenting sunshine.

But a killer with a shadowy past is living undetected on the archipelago.

As the heat rises, reporter Freya will not rest until she's brought the truth to light. Can she stop the murderer before they strike again?

The highly anticipated second instalment of the celebrated Orkney Mysteries series, The Dying Light is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths and Val McDermid

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PRAISE FOR DARK ISLAND (ORKNEY MYSTERIES #1)

*Shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award 2024*

*Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize 2024*

*Longlisted for Scotland's National Book Award - First Book of the Year 2024*

'Daniel Aubrey can do for Orkney what Ann Cleeves has done for Shetland' MARION TODD

'Twists and secrets galore ... A nail-biting thriller you'll never forget' CAROLINE MITCHELL

'A tense read with emotional honesty ... Freya is a triumph' CALLUM McSORLEY

'My debut novel of the year' CHRIS LLOYD

'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' NASHEEMA LENNON

In this latest sequel, the small, rural town of Orkney becomes a hotbed for mystery and intrigue. The amateur detective, Freya, once again proves her sleuthing prowess as she tirelessly hunts down the shadowy figure terrorising the sleepless residents.

For fans of Neil Broadfoot (Exit Wounds), J M Dalgliesh (When Death Calls), Andrew Raymond (The Shortlist), Andrew James Greig (The Devil's Cut), and Ed James (Where the Bodies Lie).

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