A Toast to the Old Stones

A Tale from Kinloch

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A Toast to the Old Stones

By: Denzil Meyrick

Narrated by: David Monteath

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It's 1968, and the fishermen of Kinloch are preparing to celebrate the old New Year on the 12th of January. The annual pilgrimage to the Auld Stones is a tradition that goes back beyond memory, and young Hamish, first mate on the Girl Maggie, is chuffed that he's been invited to this exclusive gathering - usually reserved for the most senior members of Kinloch's fishing community.

Meanwhile, it appears that the new owners of the Firdale Hotel are intent upon turning their customers teetotal, such is the exorbitant price they are charging for whisky. Wily skipper Sandy Hoynes comes up with a plan to deliver the spirit to the thirsty villagers at a price they can afford through his connections with a local still-man.

But when the Revenue are tipped off, it looks as though Hoynes and Hamish's mercy mission might run aground. Can the power of the Auld Stones come to their rescue, and is the reappearance of a face from Hoynes' past a sign for good or ill?

Denzil MeyrickDavid MonteathAudible StudiosTale from Kinloch

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I listened to this book in one night and thoroughly enjoyed it, if you have read/listened to Denzil's DCI daley series you will be familiar with Hamish and heard stories about Sandy Hoynes. Well this book takes us back in time to when Hamish was a 1st mate of Sandy's fishing boat, but his cargo isn't fish this time. We hear of old traditions of the Kinloch fishermen and many of their tales as they celebrate the old new year. We also hear of some unusual happenings. Will the customs revenue at last catch up with Sandy? This book is very well written as always and the narration by David Monteath is the best out there.