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 THE DYING LIGHT (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 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 the backdrop for a thrilling detective story. The amateur sleuth, Freya, is back, unravelling mysteries and bringing the truth to light in this nail-biting thriller.
For fans of Martina Murphy (The Reckoning), Damien Boyd (As the Crow Flies), Neil Broadfoot (Exit Wounds), J M Dalgliesh (When Death Calls), and Andrew Raymond (The Shortlist).
HarperCollins 2025
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 THE DYING LIGHT (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 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 the backdrop for a thrilling detective story. The amateur sleuth, Freya, is back, unravelling mysteries and bringing the truth to light in this nail-biting thriller.
For fans of Martina Murphy (The Reckoning), Damien Boyd (As the Crow Flies), Neil Broadfoot (Exit Wounds), J M Dalgliesh (When Death Calls), and Andrew Raymond (The Shortlist).
HarperCollins 2025
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)
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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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940193801955 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins UK |
| Publication date: | 10/30/2025 |
| Series: | Orkney Mysteries , #2 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |