Whisky from Small Glasses: A D.C.I. Daley Thriller, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Denzil Meyrick (Author), David Monteath (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)

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DCI Jim Daley is sent from the city to investigate a murder after the body of a woman is washed up on an idyllic beach on the West Coast of Scotland. Far away from urban resources, he finds himself a stranger in a close-knit community.

Love, betrayal, fear and death stalk the small town, as Daley investigates a case that becomes more deadly than he could possibly imagine, in this compelling Scottish crime novel infused with intrigue and dark humour.

Denzil Meyrick was born in Glasgow and brought up in Campbeltown. After studying politics, he pursued a varied career including time spent as a police officer, freelance journalist, and director of several companies.

Beginning with Whisky From Small Glasses, The Last Witness and Dark Suits and Sad Songs, the DCI Daley series have all become Scottish Crime best sellers, with all three entering the Kindle top 10.

Whisky From Small Glasses reached number two in the store in the summer of 2015.

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10 hours and 35 minutes
Author

Denzil Meyrick
Narrator

David Monteath
Audible release date

13 October 2016
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English
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Audible Studios
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B01M6USSWZ
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	10 hours and 35 minutes
Author	Denzil Meyrick
Narrator	David Monteath
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	13 October 2016
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01M6USSWZ
Best Sellers Rank	3,519 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 117 in Police Procedural Mysteries 603 in Police Procedurals (Books)

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Would have given 5 stars but for the “written accents”

Reviewed in Australia on 20 January 2020

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Loved this book. Loved the characters. Loved the storyline. Will definitely read more by this author. Would have merited five stars except I was a little put off by the “written accents”. I felt I was getting used to some of it but I got fed up with having to re-read and speak the words to understand what was being said. Having said that I will persevere and get the next book

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Diana M. Hockley

TOP CLASS SCOTTISH THRILLER

Reviewed in Australia on 12 August 2018

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I enjoyed this novel so much that I immediately trawled through this author'ss other novels in this series.

The characters were excellently drawn and in spite of the Scottish "dialect" I had no trouble understanding what was going on. I did identify the murderer, but it took me a long time to do so, such is the skill of Mr Meyrick.

I am looking forward to reading the others in this series and have to say "Well, done!" to the author.

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colin wolverson

Excellent tartan noir.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 May 2020

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What a delight it is to discover yet another excellent Scottish crime writer. Thoroughly enjoyed this first book of the series and look forward to following DCI Daley as he develops. Great plot, characters and a well described environment.

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Good story

Reviewed in Australia on 12 December 2019

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Well paced Scottish Mystery. A well written and enjoyable book with an end that I didn't see coming until fairly late. Look forward to more from this author.

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Tals

Most enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 28 September 2019

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Great story. Narrator is fantastic. Looking forward to the second one.

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ron

Good Scots tale

Reviewed in Australia on 27 February 2017

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Daley is no Rebus but the storyline is good with a twist at the end.
Nice Scots atmosphere and characters a nd discription of area,

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jaytee

Read the series

Reviewed in Australia on 23 December 2020

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Good read interesting characters

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I have found another favourite!

Reviewed in Australia on 27 November 2021

Just as I was despairing that I had read all the good mystery writers, I found this book on Audible - and what a joy it was.

Jim Daley, the protagonist, is very relateable as the cop sent from Glasgow to the tiny community of Kinloch to solve a grizzly murder. And the supporting characters are a delightful bunch of eccentrics. The reader is excellent in the Audible version and just listening to him and to the descriptions of Kintyre made me nostalgic for Scotland.

All in all, most satisfying.

I am now on to listening to Book 2 of the series which is just as enjoyable.

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SJP

A very enjoyable read - but .....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2017

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Recommended to me by someone whose judgment I trust, and at 0.99 for the Kindle edition, it was worth a try. And, like most other reviewers, I found the book to be a well written and engaging story. I read a lot of crime fiction originating from many countries, and this sits comfortably amongst them all.
There is the usual mix of likeable and not so likeable characters, all with realistic personal traits and habits and flaws, contained within a story that has drama, humour, personal and professional relationships, and a narrative that moves along well. And, of course, the "well, I never expected that" sort of surprises.

My only reservation, which does not affect the rating, but which is still mildly irritating, is the use of non-standard spelling in an attempt to represent a mixture of accent and dialect pronunciation. The problem with this is that unless you know what convention for non-standard spelling the writer is using you can never be sure exactly what pronunciation is intended. So to do so calls attention to something that is surely not of great significance.

Does this stop me wanting to read further DCI Daley stories? No, I've already started the next one, so clearly not.
But is it irritating? Oh, yes!

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D&G

Misogynistic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2018

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I really don't understand the good reviews of this book. There are no positive female characters, they're either unfaithful whore (his wife) who doesn't work and sponges off men, floozy involved in grizzly misogynistic and sexually humiliating murder, or feisty pub landlady. Denzil Meyrick clearly has some issues with women. DCI Daley is sulky and immature as a teenage boy. His 'ho' wife gets her comeuppance at the end and comes close to sexually humiliating murder. Clearly aimed at men only. I bought the book for a quid in an Amazon daily sale thing - would never buy anything from this author again and if you're a woman with a brain, please don't bother. If you're a man with a very poor and stereotypical view of women, you'll love it.

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jas

Pour yourself a wee dram and settle down, you might not want to move once you get started

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2019

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DI Jim Daley is approaching middle-age a troubled man: worried about his waistline; his marriage to a woman who appears to no longer be in love with him and the fact his in his job as a detective, paperwork seems to matter more than catching criminals. Thankfully he has DS Scott at his side, always ready to trade banter with.

Due to a merging of police forces, Daley finds himself being posted to the back of beyond when the body of a woman is discovered of a on the shore in a tiny little town on the peninsula of Scotland’s rugged west coast. Quirky, insular and firmly set in the past is his first impression of the town where everyone appears to know everyone else’s business; almost before they do.

There is an array of interesting characters, some more likeable than others, and Daley, although making lots of new friends, and discovering a shadier side of life to the place, seems to be getting nowhere with the investigation. Then things start to hot up.

This is a cracker of a read. The characters, the interplay between them and descriptions of the setting and action are exceptionally well presented. Even the lingo—a heavy vernacular—enhances the feel of the place. The content is balanced perfectly between the characters and their personal story and the plot, with its steady unfolding of facts that lead ultimately to the discovery of the murderer.

I’m looking forward to reading more by this author!

8 people found this helpful

White Rose

At last, a crime thriller writer I can add to my list of favourites!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2018

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Although at times the dialect is hard to read, it is very likely to be skimmed over if it goes on too long (and sometimes it does, the editor should have seen that - unless they're speaking the same dialect of course!) the storyline is good and more than that, the characters, especial DC Daley, come alive. They have their problems (tell me a DC DI or any other rank in fiction that doesn't) but they form part of the story, getting in the way of an investigation by disrupting thoughts, which would happen. Hard drinking, hard weather, tough terrain, all add to the ambience of this book.

I am about a quarter of the way through the second book and liking it as much. Believe me, this is some kind of miracle... my central core of avidly anticipated books from crime writers has grown by one. There is hope for the crime world yet! (only 4 stars because of the dialect... no other reason. Southerners may well find it difficult.)

11 people found this helpful

Kevin gardner

Brilliant.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2018

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Denzil Meyrick is a author who has been on my radar for a couple of years, but reading some of the reviews on amazon i was put of reading them because of the references to the use of the scots dialogue in the books. Having served twelve years in the scots guards i dont know what i was worried about, the dialogue actually added to the story and its all easily understand. This was a cracking read and on the strengh of this one book i have now obtained the rest of the series. The story is a gritty and dark one in places, (just how i like them) and reminded me of Stuart Mcbride's books, especially the dark scots humour.This is A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read, and the series as a whole is now on the top of my very large TBR list.

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