- This edition read as an e-book on Kindle (Amazon)
- ASIN : B0CXK1WL9Y
- Publisher : HarperCollins (February 28, 2025)
- Print length : 336 pages
Synopsis (Amazon)
A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island ... where outsiders are not welcome.
'There's always someone whispering about something.'
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 five days. And the locals don't take kindly to mainlanders.
As George and Richie 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.
My Take
DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart have 4 years of working together, but recently George was severely hurt at the hands of a druggie. After months of recuperation the question is whether George is ready to resume work.
It looks as if this case will be a fairly soft one, probably over in a day or two, but they have 5 days on the remote island to carry out their investigation. The victim has already been buried and not everyone is willing to talk to the police. There are layers of secrecy and years of tradition. There are some residents who obviously resent the presence of mainlanders.
And towards the end, a resolution you will not see coming.
This is an excellent novel for a debut title, an Australian author no less. Well worth reading. An author to watch.
My rating: 4.8
About the author:
Laura McCluskey is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and actor. She created the production company Sibylline Films and co-founded Three Fates Theatre Company. The Wolf Tree is her first novel.
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