The Estate

Every family has a secret. The mega-rich Pallanders are used to luxury - a castle in the Scottish Highlands, a villa in Tuscany, a billion-dollar fortune and an island in the Caribbean - but their perfect life is about to be shattered. Every father has a favourite. Sebastian Pallander dies, leaving a pitiful amount of money to his wife and children. His family fight over the scraps as old rivalries and bitter jealousies come to the surface. And when Pallander''s son is killed in mysterious circumstances, everyone suspects foul play. Every killer has a motive. After a desperate race for survival, the relatives gather at their estate to weather the storm. They all begin to wonder: who will be next? Where has all their money gone? And will any of them get what they truly deserve?

About the author

Denzil Meyrick was from Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll. After studying politics, he enjoyed a varied career as a police officer, distillery manager, a director of several companies, and an executive producer of a major TV adaptation of his books. Regarded as 'One of Scotland's finest writers' (SWH), he was the No.1 bestselling author of the DCI Daley series, and the Detective Frank Grasby mysteries, including the Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, Murder at Holly House.

Denzil died peacefully at his home beside Loch Lomond in Scotland, in February 2025. For more information about his books, visit his website: www.denzilmeyrick.com

Product details

• Authors: Denzil Meyrick, Meyrick Denzil
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.03.2025
• EAN: 9781804992364
• ISBN: 978-1-80499-236-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Scotland, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary