The Wolf Tree

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.

'Absorbing, unsettling and deeply accomplished' - Dervla McTiernan

'Smart, deliciously creepy and simply pitch-perfect - I tore through this spectacular debut!' - Hayley Scrivenor

'An impressive crime debut dripping with atmosphere and threat, Laura McCluskey's The Wolf Tree will take you to a chilling cliff edge of suspense, then hold you there until the very last page' - Hannah Richell

'An exciting new voice in crime fiction' - Pip Drysdale

'Cold Atlantic noir. An eerie debut' - Matthew Spencer, author of Black River

'McCluskey is masterful at building suspense' - Kirkus