Bestselling crime author J.M. Dalgliesh is coming to Merchant Taylors' Hall to celebrate the release of his brand-new novel.

🗓 Thursday 21st January 2027

📍 Merchant Taylors’ Hall

🕖 7 - 8.30pm

As the bell tolls, the hunt for a killer begins...

A reverend is found dead on the altar of St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney, his white robes stained in blood. Every door into the building is locked - the keys are all still inside - so how was the murder committed?

Detective Inspector Jack McNaughton is assigned to the case. He recently moved with his young family back to the Orkney Islands after a botched Edinburgh police operation, so this is his chance to prove that he still has what it takes to catch a killer.

In a community where everyone knows each other's business, it isn't long before rumour begins to spread. And when another body turns up, Jack finds himself at the centre of a nightmare, unlike anything he's faced before.

About the author:

J. M. Dalgliesh is an internationally bestselling author whose atmospheric, gripping mystery novels have topped charts in the UK, US, Canada and Australia.

Jason has written more than 30 novels to date and is best known for his Dark Yorkshire, Hidden Norfolk and Misty Isle series, which have sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide and been translated into multiple languages.

Murder in the Cathedral is published by Penguin (Transworld) on 14th January 2027.

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