The Dying Light

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PRAISE FOR (ORKNEY MYSTERIES #2) *Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year* *Selected for the Critics’ New Blood panel at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival* PRAISE FOR (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* AUTHORS SAY … 'Daniel Aubrey can do for Orkney what Ann Cleeves has done for Shetland' 'Twists and secrets galore … A nail-biting thriller you'll never forget' 'A tense read with emotional honesty … Freya is a triumph' 'My debut novel of the year' 'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' REAL READERS SAY … ‘I absolutely raced through this exciting murder mystery. Daniel Aubrey's writing transported me. Freya is such a brilliant and complex character’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘If you’re a fan of location-based mysteries, such as LJ Ross or GR Halliday, you need to get your teeth into this series NOW’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Pacy and well-plotted and I loved the Orkney setting. I really liked Freya and there's lots of action and twists but it never at any point felt far-fetched’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Everyone should read . I loved the neurodivergent character at the heart of the book. The ending was extremely moving’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️