The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey

A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island…

On an Island full of secrets

The truth lies in the dark

On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year-old Alan Ferguson was found at the foot of the lighthouse – an apparent suicide.

DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate. A raging storm keeps them trapped on the island for four days. And the locals don’t take kindly to mainlanders.

As George and Ritchie question the island’s inhabitants, they discover a village filled with superstition and shrouded in secrets.

But someone wants those secrets to stay buried. At any cost.

A gripping debut police procedural crime thriller novel set on an isolated Scottish island

27 Feb 2025 | HB | 9780008681265 | £18.99

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