Death at Neist Point: A D.I. Duncan McAdam Mystery

The Misty Isle, Book 6

By: J M Dalgliesh

Narrated by: Angus King

Sticks and stones may break your bones…but your name is going to kill you....

When the body of a missing teenager is discovered at Neist Point close to the famous lighthouse, battered and bruised, D.I. Duncan McAdam and his small team must determine how he died.

The Skye Ball, an annual event steeped in tradition where the next generation of the great and the good meet to celebrate their coming of age and present themselves to one another, has always been something of a spectacle for the islanders. The two-day affair culminates in a glitzy dinner followed by a night of Scottish Country Dancing where the young female attendees have a strict plan of who they will be introduced to, who they will dance with and to which song. The band plays almost until dawn when the gathered teenagers throw caution to the wind and leap together into Portree Harbour, a fitting end to mark their journey from adolescence into adulthood.

This year, a dozen teenagers go into the water...only one fails to resurface.

The rescue teams scour the bay in vain, searching for the missing boy; the last surviving heir to a Highland land baron dying from a terminal illness. With those who have vested interests in both the boy's survival—and indeed his untimely death—circling the scene, laying down markers of their own, how will Duncan determine whether the disappearance is a tragic accident or something much more sinister?

Death at Neist Point the sixth book in the Misty Isle series, penned by the multi-million selling British crime writer, J M Dalgliesh, the author of the Hidden Norfolk and Dark Yorkshire books.

©2025 J M Dalgliesh (P)2025 J M Dalgliesh

Great book

I really love this series. I so enjoy the storyline. They are never boring and keeps my interest from beginning to end. Angus King is GREAT. Every book he narrates comes to life and makes you feel like it is a full cast reading. Thank you. Plz hurry with the next book.

love this series

One of my all time favorite series. Can't wait for the next one to come out.

Another great read

As always great narration. Good plot twists up to the end. Really enjoying this series

Great characters and relationships!

Always compelling, this Misty Isle story went another step forward in the development of all the characters. I loved the way the victim’s story mirrored Duncan’s own life. And I especially loved that both children get to realize where they come from.

Isle of Skye and DI McAdams still rock

Really enjoyed this book in the series. In the book, while it was a good thriller the author went away from having the family and friends, we've gotten to know front and center in the story. But in this book the old familiar characters from the previous books are back. The author does a great job of weaving a good mystery along with the old characters into quite the tale.

And the weather on the Isle of Sky still sucks.........