{"product_id":"a-long-time-dead-9781837320332","title":"A Long Time Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003eStart at the beginning - discover the first murder mystery in J M Dalgliesh's internationally bestselling Misty Isle series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can’t stay dead forever...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDI 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A phenomenal storyteller’ Simon McCleave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders love J M Dalgliesh:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Fantastic’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The best detective series I’ve read’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘You can’t put these books down’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Like watching Shetland on TV’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘So much tension’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Books which transport the reader to another place' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Oh my goodness what a book!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Totally absorbing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: J M Dalgliesh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery, Thriller \/ suspense, Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J M Dalgliesh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319941243258,"sku":"9781837320332","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781837320332.jpg?v=1790638581","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/zh\/products\/a-long-time-dead-9781837320332","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}