The first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series. You can't stay dead forever. A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye's remote Coral Beach for a hedonistic night of partying to celebrate the passing of their final exams. The new millennium is on the horizon and the future beckons, promising new hope and a fresh wind of optimism. In 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. D.

I. Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. Well preserved in the peat, Isla Matheson - missing for the better part of two decades - is revealed to a shocked island community. A teenage runaway is dead. and no one is talking . Joining a small team of detectives, Duncan is tasked with revisiting those who knew Isla, those who cared for her. and those with the potential to kill her.

In a remote community well used to settling scores among themselves, will they trust one of their own when he asks questions or will they persevere with the fa ade of ignorance? A 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. Readers love J M Dalgliesh- 'Fantastic' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 'The best detective series I've read' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 'You can't put these books down' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 'J M Dalgliesh never disappoints' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 'Like watching Shetland on TV' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW 'So much tension' FIVE-STAR READER REVIEW.