# A Long Time Dead

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- Book: [A Long Time Dead](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-dalgliesh/a-long-time-dead) ([A Long Time Dead.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-dalgliesh/a-long-time-dead.md))
- Authors: [J. M. Dalgliesh](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-m-dalgliesh)
- Publisher: transworld_digital
- Medium: audio
- Length: 11 h 5 min
- Narrated by: Angus King
- ISBN: 978-15-2999-178-9
- Published: 2026-05-21
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook · 11 h 5 min

## Description

Brought to you by Penguin. Start at the beginning - discover 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 party to celebrate the passing of their finals. Their 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... DI Duncan McAdam is dispatched home to the Misty Isle. A body has been found buried in a remote location on the Waternish peninsula. A teenage runaway is dead, and no one is talking... Set amidst the dramatic landscape of the Isle of Skye, this addictive and fast-paced crime novel takes you into the heart of a rural community, where everyone is hiding secrets. ‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleave 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. © J M Dalgliesh 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2026