D.C.I. Daley Books in Order
Denzil Meyrick has written 17 D.C.I. Daley books, published between 2012 and 2025. The first book is Whisky From Small Glasses (2012) and the newest is Last Orders (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2012–2025
- Confirmed
- 17 of 17 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,498 in 4 of 17 books
D.C.I. Daley gives Denzil Meyrick's DCI Daley series its name. The series runs to 17 books from Whisky From Small Glasses (2012) to Last Orders (2025). Scotland, Scottish islands, organized crime, murder and missing persons investigations appear among the subjects. Dalintober Moon and The Last Witness came out in 2014, followed by Dark Suits and Sad Songs and Two One Three (2015). Empty Nets and Promises, Single End and The Rat Stone Serenade date from 2016, and One Last Dram Before Midnight and Well of the Winds from 2017. The series is ongoing.
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How many D.C.I. Daley books are there?
D.C.I. Daley has 17 books, released between 2012 and 2025.
D.C.I. Daley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 D.C.I. Daley books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of October 2026.
- 12012–3/4
- 220143203/4
- 32014–3/4
- 420153783/4
- 52015–3/4
- 62016–3/4
- 72016–3/4
- 82016–3/4
- 92017–3/4
- 1020174003/4
- 112018–3/4
- 1220194003/4
- 132020–3/4
- 142021–3/4
- 152022–3/4
- 162023–3/4
- 172025–3/4
Do you have to read D.C.I. Daley books in order?
You should read the D.C.I. Daley books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each D.C.I. Daley book also stands alone.
Where to start with D.C.I. Daley
Start with Whisky From Small Glasses (2012), the earliest published title.
What is the newest D.C.I. Daley book?
Last Orders (2025) is the newest D.C.I. Daley book released so far.
Is there a new D.C.I. Daley book coming?
No next D.C.I. Daley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
D.C.I. Daley at a glance
- Still running
- D.C.I. Daley is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- D.C.I. Daley books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,498 pages across the 4 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 389 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most D.C.I. Daley books, 12 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
When D.C.I. Daley books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when D.C.I. Daley titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 12 titles.
17 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the D.C.I. Daley books are about
5 of the 17 D.C.I. Daley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 5 books
- Scotland 4 of 5 books
- Crime 1 of 5 books
- English literature 1 of 5 books
- Islands 1 of 5 books
- Islands -- Scotland -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
- Missing persons -- Investigation 1 of 5 books
- Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
- Murder 1 of 5 books
- Organized crime 1 of 5 books
- Police 1 of 5 books
- Police -- Scotland -- Fiction 1 of 5 books
More books by Denzil Meyrick
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Denzil Meyrick books in order 25 books
Series that include D.C.I. Daley books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- DCI Daley books in order 17 books