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The Dying Light
Series: Orkney Mysteries
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Brief Description
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...
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The Dying Light
The longest day. The deadliest sins.
From the bestselling author: a pulse-pounding, must-read new crime thriller of summer 2025, set in the atmospheric Scottish isles
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Description
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.
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
Series: Orkney Mysteries
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008624439
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 June 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperNorth
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Daniel Aubrey is a former journalist whose previous jobs included writing for a local paper in Spain and working as a sub-editor at an international press agency in Hong Kong. Now living in Scotland, he has written his debut novel, Dark Island - a crime thriller about neurodivergent reporter, Freya Sinclair, who uncovers a disturbing conspiracy following the discovery of human remains on Orkney's wild Atlantic coast.
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