‘One of the finest Scottish crime writers of his generation’: Denzil Meyrick dies aged 59

” With his particular humour, unwavering determination and his completely dry character, Denzil was west of Scotland inside out, and he created remarkable detective and criminal personalities. The creation of DCI Daley (and his dependable partner DS Scott), initial come across as a young police officer pounding the beat in Glasgow and adhered to throughout years in Kintyre and the neighborhood of Kinloch– years which were not always kind to him– is definitely his best achievement.”

Most just recently published by Transworld, Meyrick wrote over 20 books, consisting of Waterstones Thriller of the Month choice Murder at Holly Home and The Xmas Stocking Murders– all released by Transworld.

Birlinn called him “one of the finest Scottish crime authors of his generation”. The publisher added: “Denzil was recognized for the ability with which he pinned to the web page the truth of life on the streets of Glasgow in addition to the issues of the small country neighborhoods of Scotland, a skill which caught the attention of a broad reading public across the UK and well beyond.

Meyrick was born in Glasgow on 28th November 1965 and brought up in Campbeltown. After researching national politics, he hung around as a law enforcement officer, self-employed journalist and director of several business before becoming an author.

Finn Cotton, editorial supervisor at Transworld, claimed: “I had the honour of functioning with Denzil on 4 of his most current publications. Everybody at Transworld liked working with him, and we really feel incredibly honored to have released him.”