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DCI David Fyfe
The Complete DCI Fyfe Mysteries Books 1-5
A *COMPLETE* UNPUTDOWNABLE SCOTTISH CRIME SERIES SET IN ATMOSPHERIC EDINBURGH. FIVE BOOKS IN ONE GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.
Discover your new favourite British crime series by a bestselling author. On the grey, rainy streets of Edinburgh, DCI Fyfe has seen it all. But in these gripping crime mysteries full of dangerous twists and turns, he continues to bring evil-doers to justice.
Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, JD Kirk, TG Reid, Caro Ramsay, Andrew Raymond, James Oswald and ED James.
PRAISE FOR WILLIAM
‘Fyfe’s first procedural will grab the reader’s attention and hold it to the finish.’ Kirkus Review
'A reminder that Scottish crime is rougher, tougher, and somehow more jaunty than the kind that’s celebrated down south' Philip Oakes.’ Literary Review
‘Fyfe’s engrossing ruminations on the human condition [means’ readers will find themselves absorbed from the beginning to end.’ Booklist
IN THIS FIVE-BOOK BOX
BOOK 1: SLEEPING DOGS
Once a lead investigator in the Criminal Investigation Department, DCI Fyfe has been taken off the frontline and reassigned to the Fraud Squad. When Chief Constable Morrison asks him to investigate the church’s finances, Fyfe never dreamed the case would be so dangerous.
BOOK 2: SLEEPING PRETTY
DCI David Fyfe jumps at the chance to investigate a murder-suicide in the sleepy Scottish Highlands. Peppered with false leads and a growing number of murder victims, the investigation gets more dangerous by the hour.
BOOK 3: SLEEPING PARTNER
A wealthy old widow is discovered dead on her kitchen floor and DCI David Fyfe is assigned to the case. Though at first it seems to be open and shut—a man clutching the murder weapon was found lying unconscious in the old woman’s front porch—something doesn’t feel quite right.
BOOK 4: STRANGER THINGS
When a young girl’s body is found among the tombstones of a small Edinburgh cemetery, DCI David Fyfe is the first on the scene. But the victim is only a few years older than his own daughter, and Fyfe finds the investigation to be his most difficult yet.
BOOK 5: DANCE OF DEATH
As the 50th International Edinburgh Festival approaches, a powerful Russian politician arrives to attend the Bolshoi Ballet performance. But rumours of an assassination plot have the local police in a frenzy. DCI David Fyfe is assigned the case, but will he spot the killer before it’s too late?
READERS LOVE DCI DAVID FYFE :
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘DCI David Fyfe has renewed my faith in the effective use of the atypical hero .’ Hoagy C.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A crime thriller with twists that defy prediction .’ Kindle Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great read, highly human and mysterious .’ Brian M.
THE DETECTIVE
Detective Chief Inspector David Fyfe is a middle-aged police detective with a fondness for dogs, long hot baths, and the easy way out. His romantic life is complicated and he is frustrated with his assignments in the Fraud Squad. Weary and somewhat disillusioned, he longs to return to violent crime and catching murderous criminals. He grapples with feeling unwanted and overlooked by his superiors. And his controversial past doesn't make things easier.
THE SETTING
Edinburgh is nestled between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth estuary and the picturesque Pentland Hills. The city is divided into two main the Old Town, characterized by its narrow, winding streets and medieval atmosphere, and the New Town, built in the 18th century, with wide, elegant streets and neoclassical and Georgian architecture.
Discover your new favourite British crime series by a bestselling author. On the grey, rainy streets of Edinburgh, DCI Fyfe has seen it all. But in these gripping crime mysteries full of dangerous twists and turns, he continues to bring evil-doers to justice.
Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, JD Kirk, TG Reid, Caro Ramsay, Andrew Raymond, James Oswald and ED James.
PRAISE FOR WILLIAM
‘Fyfe’s first procedural will grab the reader’s attention and hold it to the finish.’ Kirkus Review
'A reminder that Scottish crime is rougher, tougher, and somehow more jaunty than the kind that’s celebrated down south' Philip Oakes.’ Literary Review
‘Fyfe’s engrossing ruminations on the human condition [means’ readers will find themselves absorbed from the beginning to end.’ Booklist
IN THIS FIVE-BOOK BOX
BOOK 1: SLEEPING DOGS
Once a lead investigator in the Criminal Investigation Department, DCI Fyfe has been taken off the frontline and reassigned to the Fraud Squad. When Chief Constable Morrison asks him to investigate the church’s finances, Fyfe never dreamed the case would be so dangerous.
BOOK 2: SLEEPING PRETTY
DCI David Fyfe jumps at the chance to investigate a murder-suicide in the sleepy Scottish Highlands. Peppered with false leads and a growing number of murder victims, the investigation gets more dangerous by the hour.
BOOK 3: SLEEPING PARTNER
A wealthy old widow is discovered dead on her kitchen floor and DCI David Fyfe is assigned to the case. Though at first it seems to be open and shut—a man clutching the murder weapon was found lying unconscious in the old woman’s front porch—something doesn’t feel quite right.
BOOK 4: STRANGER THINGS
When a young girl’s body is found among the tombstones of a small Edinburgh cemetery, DCI David Fyfe is the first on the scene. But the victim is only a few years older than his own daughter, and Fyfe finds the investigation to be his most difficult yet.
BOOK 5: DANCE OF DEATH
As the 50th International Edinburgh Festival approaches, a powerful Russian politician arrives to attend the Bolshoi Ballet performance. But rumours of an assassination plot have the local police in a frenzy. DCI David Fyfe is assigned the case, but will he spot the killer before it’s too late?
READERS LOVE DCI DAVID FYFE :
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘DCI David Fyfe has renewed my faith in the effective use of the atypical hero .’ Hoagy C.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A crime thriller with twists that defy prediction .’ Kindle Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great read, highly human and mysterious .’ Brian M.
THE DETECTIVE
Detective Chief Inspector David Fyfe is a middle-aged police detective with a fondness for dogs, long hot baths, and the easy way out. His romantic life is complicated and he is frustrated with his assignments in the Fraud Squad. Weary and somewhat disillusioned, he longs to return to violent crime and catching murderous criminals. He grapples with feeling unwanted and overlooked by his superiors. And his controversial past doesn't make things easier.
THE SETTING
Edinburgh is nestled between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth estuary and the picturesque Pentland Hills. The city is divided into two main the Old Town, characterized by its narrow, winding streets and medieval atmosphere, and the New Town, built in the 18th century, with wide, elegant streets and neoclassical and Georgian architecture.
1177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 28, 2023
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About the author
William Paul
126 books2 followersBorn and brought up in the east of Scotland, William Paul is a former journalist who now earns a living in digital communications but reverts to old-fashioned reporting most weekends by covering rugby matches in both print and digital format.
He's been writing since an early age - somewhere in the attic is a picture of a fresh-faced youth with his first royalty cheque - and sees no reason to stop now.
He got married along the way, has two sons and grandson Aidan to cope with.
His ideas for books come at him from all angles and sometimes he finds it difficult to get all that stuff down on the page before it fades, morphs into something entirely different or simply vanishes from his unreliable memory. Wherever and however ideas end up - on the page or in the bin - they just keep coming.
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He's been writing since an early age - somewhere in the attic is a picture of a fresh-faced youth with his first royalty cheque - and sees no reason to stop now.
He got married along the way, has two sons and grandson Aidan to cope with.
His ideas for books come at him from all angles and sometimes he finds it difficult to get all that stuff down on the page before it fades, morphs into something entirely different or simply vanishes from his unreliable memory. Wherever and however ideas end up - on the page or in the bin - they just keep coming.
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August 20, 2023
Excellent read
Great read full of unexpected twists and turns. Kept me turning pages long after I should have been sleeping. Believable characters, well written.
Great read full of unexpected twists and turns. Kept me turning pages long after I should have been sleeping. Believable characters, well written.
October 6, 2023
not addictive
Fyffe spent too much time unzipping his pants and overall totally failing to do the job that he was in the book to do not a good read sex books are cheap
Fyffe spent too much time unzipping his pants and overall totally failing to do the job that he was in the book to do not a good read sex books are cheap
August 27, 2023
I bought this thinking it would be an atmospheric Scottish crime series. It kind of isn't. For a start off, the atmosphere of place is undetectable. Worse, the main protagonist turns out to be the very worst kind of cop you could ever imagine. To be honest, he is also the worst kind of man you could ever imagine. He is a slimeball and a total misogynist. Every thought that he thinks involves naked women. Just that. Naked women. Women without substance or personality, just bodies for him to lust over. If I read this series and then met Fyfe in the flesh, I would probably throw up on his shoes at the mere thought of sharing breathing air with the man. He is shudderingly awful. All the men he works with or comes across are equally as disgusting in thought and action, be they priest, civilian, or cop, which makes me shudder to think that so many men may actually be like this and think it okay to dismiss 50% of the population as just sex toys for them to exploit, lust over, and grope, instead of as real people.
One would hope that actually, it's just the author who thinks every man thinks like this, otherwise any women reading this would be put off men for life.
One would hope that actually, it's just the author who thinks every man thinks like this, otherwise any women reading this would be put off men for life.
January 11, 2025
Didn't enjoy any of the books
I thought this would be a really good read. How mistaken can you be. All Fyfe was interested in was having his way with different women! There was too much irrelevant script in all the stories. As a Detective Chief Inspector Fyfe should have been leadig by example not shooting off on a tangent whenever he wanted. I'm surprised that he wasn't found out and reprimanded in the first book. Sorry not my cup of tea!!
I thought this would be a really good read. How mistaken can you be. All Fyfe was interested in was having his way with different women! There was too much irrelevant script in all the stories. As a Detective Chief Inspector Fyfe should have been leadig by example not shooting off on a tangent whenever he wanted. I'm surprised that he wasn't found out and reprimanded in the first book. Sorry not my cup of tea!!
February 7, 2024
Hero? NO.
Thoroughly unlikable main character.
Despite that, the stories are well written and thoroughly enjoyable.
Would I read more? Not sure, although I may read other stories by this writer.
Thoroughly unlikable main character.
Despite that, the stories are well written and thoroughly enjoyable.
Would I read more? Not sure, although I may read other stories by this writer.
September 10, 2023
Timeline was a bit confusing in the story
Fyfe is a walking catastrope and bozing around, like it no tomorow. Strange recipy
with ladies all around.
But I read it all and liked it.
Fyfe is a walking catastrope and bozing around, like it no tomorow. Strange recipy
with ladies all around.
But I read it all and liked it.
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September 17, 2023Great read Love the character and not bthe usual crime novel . Keep up the good work
September 27, 2023
Couldn't finish even the first book. Badly written and I couldn't stand the main character. Fyfe is a creap who doesn't deserve my time...
February 21, 2024
Books 1-4 very good reads. Book 5 whilst another story is out of order referencing to earlier books content. A little confusing.
February 28, 2024
Got better from book one to book five. Overall I didn’t like the main character.
May 6, 2024
DCI Fyfe mysteries
Fast paced, a love story throughout several Mysteries. These books were hard to put down & one wants to read the next as one is completed.I
Fast paced, a love story throughout several Mysteries. These books were hard to put down & one wants to read the next as one is completed.I
July 1, 2025
For some reason the first book (dance to death) came last on my kindle. Maybe I would have liked the main character a bit better had I read this first. Very unlikable person.
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