A Long Time Dead: A D.I. Duncan McAdam Mystery (The Misty Isle Book 1)

A group of high school students gather on Coral Beach on the Isle of Skye to celebrate passing their final exams as the new millennium approaches. While many plan to leave the island for work or study, others will stay and follow traditional paths their families have maintained for centuries. One student, however, will not have that choice. D.I. Duncan McAdam is sent home to the Misty Isle when a body is discovered buried on the Waternish peninsula. Preserved in peat, the remains are identified as Isla Matheson, missing for nearly two decades. The island community is shocked to learn that a teenage runaway is dead. Duncan joins a small detective team to investigate those who knew Isla, cared for her, and those who may have killed her. In a remote community accustomed to resolving conflicts internally, Duncan must determine whether residents will cooperate with one of their own or maintain their silence. A Long Time Dead is the first book in the Misty Isle series of crime thrillers.