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  • The Last Witness

  • A D.C.I. Daley Thriller, Book 2
  • By: Denzil Meyrick
  • Narrated by: David Monteath
  • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,849 ratings)
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The Last Witness

By: Denzil Meyrick
Narrated by: David Monteath
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Summary

A number one Scottish crime best seller from Denzil Meyrick; James Machie was a man with a genius for violence, his criminal empire spreading beyond Glasgow into the UK and mainland Europe.

Fortunately, James Machie is dead, assassinated in the back of a prison ambulance following his trial and conviction. But now, five years later, he is apparently back from the grave, set on avenging himself on those who brought him down.

Top of his list is his previous associate, Frank MacDougall, who unbeknownst to D.C.I. Jim Daley, is living under protection on his lochside patch, the small Scottish town of Kinloch. Daley knows that, having been the key to Machie's conviction, his old friend and colleague D.S. Scott is almost as big a target. And nothing, not even death, has ever stood in James Machie's way....

©2015 Denzil Meyrick (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

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Best narrator ever! Exciting story.

The story is great and really funny in places.
Great characters and the narrator is amazing - he has a wide range of accents to deal with, but is mesmerising to listen to.
Listened to Whiskey In Small Glasses first. Both as good as each other.

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Daley Powered by Monteath Will Go Far!

This is an excellent read. Firstly, David Monteath has the kind of purring, warm Scottish accent that literally cuddles your ears and keeps them warm on a cold day. And he's no one-trick pony possessing as he does some great character voices too.

The story itself seemed even better to me than the first book and the town of Kinloch is becoming a real character in its own right. I'm impressed with Daley as a lead character, he's fighting certain demons that I've known myself . . . with similar amounts of success I have to admit! He's got depth and a back story which is developing in intriguing fashion. Even better his problems are developing in the present day rather than being the usual mysterious past. The supporting cast of characters are well formed and even though there are one or two of the genre's cliches in there they do seem to have hidden depths too.

The story moves at a nicely brisk pace but not so fast that Daley's hapless sidekick doesn't get the chance to raise a chuckle. The author also takes time to do a decent job of evoking that Scottish coastal feel with the residents of Kinloch giving the whole thing a strong undercurrent of character.

I predict it won't be too long before I pick up the third book!

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An excellent sequel

Just as good as the first, this book kept my interest right to the end. The characters have been developed further and the storyline had pace and intrigue.

Praise must be made to the outstanding narration which lifts the story to another level. I look forward to book 3.

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good story - but

good story and well read so an interesting listen. however the stories in this series are, I think, overloaded with unecessary swearing. this does not shock but just annoys and adds nothing to the story.

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The Last

What disappointed you about The Last Witness?

Denzil Meyrick’s The Last Witness has no plot. There are one or two basic driving factors to the story, but no apparent effort by the author to give these directives any body or depth. Rather, the protagonists face a random series of idiotic events that have no consistency or structure beyond spewing tension into the story. The way these silly events happen has no reason or logic or, often, any possibility of reality. He has invented his superbad baddie, but seems to have made no effort to get into the guy’s head and work out what the baddie might do in his situation, what might be necessary to achieve his evil goal. Meyrick has thrown together a bunch of clichés and caricatures. The book might as well have been plotted by tomfoolery between a bunch of drunks after they’ve demolished their livers. Such trash is very familiar to me: it’s why I threw my television out twenty years ago, it’s why I don’t bother to watch most movies from Hollywood.

When I reviewed the first book in this series, Whiskey from Small Glasses, I had wondered why the author did not have his characters explain how the leading detective had worked out the identity of the criminal. My fault: I had stupidly presumed he had.

Perhaps it’s meant to be comedy and I’ve entirely missed the point. But even a comedy novel should have a plot.

The book does have some good points. The dialogue remains real and believable, and the descriptions are immediate and effective. The latter threaten to descend into repetition themselves (flocking birds), but have not done so yet. This is helped in the audiobook by the narrator, Duncan Monteath, who does an excellent job of bringing the words and characters alive.

The book is written very visually, and I could easily see the nonsense on the small screen. Indeed, given that, given the nonsensical plot, I wonder whether that’s the intention. Is the author trying to bring a film crew and corresponding economic relief to his depressed home town with these books? He certainly seems to have caught the spirit of crap spewed by the worst telly.

I won’t be reading any more books in this series. I have, though, so enjoyed the narrator’s skill that I’ve picked up a different audiobook by a different author purely because it is narrated by Duncan Monteath. Let’s see if that works out.

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a really gripping story. realistic content. great

great tale gritty gripping full of suspense and realistic . great narration can't wait to get the next book in the series

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A good read

I enjoyed this book but it was not quite as good as the first book in the series. It was very well read but the plot was predictable and in some ways disappointing. I disliked the heavy hint at the end of the book about the direction of the next book.

I didn't like having the first chapter of the next book tagged on to the end of this book. It put me off wanting to buy it and I decided to take a break from this series of books. The narrator was excellent, a joy to listen to.

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Cliche after Cliche

Sadly the author appears to run out of ideas and uses tired old cliches to build suspense which even the most inexperienced listener/reader will see through. The narrator is engaging which is this books saving grace.

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Keeps getting better

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is really good,engrossing story. Complex enough to keep you thinking but very easy to listen to. A very gripping end, with the promise of more!

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The narrator, David Monteath, is superb. Couldn't have chosen better.

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top rate crime drama series.

I have listened to this book and it's prequel in a week and am keen to get started on the third book in the series. My audible collection is littered with downloaded stories that failed to live up to expectations and were ditched after a few 'pages'. This series is a breath of fresh, crisp Scottish air and I have enjoyed the twists, gritty storyline and tasty language. Highly recommended, but not for the feint hearted.

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