Synopsis
On an Island full of secrets, the truth lies in the dark.
A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island…
A mysterious death
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.
Two detectives trapped on an island
DIs Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate. But a raging storm keeps them trapped on the island for four days. And the locals don’t take kindly to mainlanders.
A village full of suspects
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008681302
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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An isolated community with secrets in this debut crime thriller
A remote island off the West Coast of Scotland provides the setting for this strong crime debut novel. D I George Lennox and DI Richie Stewart arrive on a... READ MORE
Scottish islanders and their ways
DI Georgina (George) Lennox and DI Richard (Richie) Stewart are sent to the small Scottish island of Eilean Eadar to sign off a suicide of an 18 year old l... READ MORE
Atmospheric mystery, insular setting, great debut!
Twenty-eight year old DI George (Georgina) Lennox is working her first case after a devastating work related accident. Her partner, DI Richie Stewart accom... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
DIs Georgina (George) Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate the sudden death of a young man on Eilean Eadar, a remote island off the coast of... READ MORE
Fabulous debut!
Detective Inspectors Georgina (Georgie) Lennox and Richie Stewart are sent to a remote Scottish Island to investigate the death (by suicide?) of a young is... READ MORE
Great Read
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 – a... READ MORE
It was OK.
This is a bit of a slow burner, part thriller, part gothic folklore read and filled with interesting characters, some a bit more than others.. It is set on... READ MORE
I had to keep reading!
Inspector Georgina ( George) Lennox and Inspector Richie Stewart arrive on the remote Scottish island of Eileen Eader to investigate the death of a teenage... READ MORE
So good
A suicide on a remote island leads to George and Richie going out there to investigate. It all seems as expected thought the island and its residents are a... READ MORE
Island Life is not All it Seems
The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey
I give this book 5*
Book review.
DI George(Georgina) Lennoxtown is back to work alongside her work partner and fr... READ MORE
Creepy and suspenseful
Thank you to the author, publishers Hemlock Press and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.... READ MORE
A good debut novel
The Wolf Tree is the debut novel of Laura McCluskey, an Australian screenwriter, producer and actor. We read it as a standalone, although it seems likely t... READ MORE
Thriilig
A very good thriller two DI's George (Georgina) and Richard arrive on a remote Scottish island to investigate a young man's death. Some of the locals are w... READ MORE
The wolf tree
Two detectives find themselves on a remote island, investigating an apparent suicide and quickly learn that mainlanders are not welcome!
The islanders al... READ MORE
Death in Scottish Isles
Wow! What a story. I had no idea when I started reading this, how it would end. The story takes place on a Scottish island which has few ties with the main... READ MORE
Keeps you reading
This is book that is very different in the best way. It takes place in the island of Eadar off the coast of Scotland and in the Western Hebrides. It exists... READ MORE
Cracking debut mystery novel
What a fantastic and eerie debut for Detective Inspectors George (Georgina) Lennox and Richard (Ritchie) Stewart as they are sent from the Glasgow force to... READ MORE
A mixture of mystery and horror!
A young man has presumably committed suicide by throwing himself off the lighthouse on the remote Scottish Island of Eadar. Its thought to be a simple assi... READ MORE
A Scottish island, an insular & isolated population and an injured police officer. Prime Scots crime noir
Somehow, law enforcement novels seem a bit darker when set in Scotland. If the writer places the story on an island, adds really challenging weather and ch... READ MORE
Evocative Mystery
Eilean Eadar is an isolated rocky island where the same families have lived for generations. It has been overlooked by the mainland for years — to the exte... READ MORE
The Wolf Tree
A suicide, or was it. George (Georgina) and Ritchie are sent to a small Scottish Island to investigate the death of a young man. Why did he kill himself.... READ MORE
A Good Read
A very atmospheric story set on a Scottish Island ,it is a bit of a slow burner but when it speeds up a very good story .DI's Georgie and Ritchie are sent ... READ MORE
Great Read!
This was a totally unexpected storyline. The power of religion in some peoples lives. An edge of the seat story with a whole Island to choose from. Great c... READ MORE
Creepy, psychological thriller
The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey is a mystery thriller that takes place on an isolated Scottish island. Two inspectors arrive on the island to investigate ... READ MORE
Atmospheric and compelling crime mystery.
Folklore and religion define island life. The elements and remote location are essential components of this crime mystery that features an increasingly tox... READ MORE
An 18 year old is found dead by the lighthouse but was it suicide?
Georgina Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to investigate a possible suicide on a small island off Scotland. Alan was only 18 so why would he kill himsel... READ MORE
Atmospheric murder mystery set on a small Scottish island
Inspector George Lennox and her partner Richie go to Eadar in a howling gale to solve the murder of a young man. There they get to know all the hardy local... READ MORE
Scottish Island Melodrama
Two weeks ago the population of Eilean Eadar went from 207 to 206, when Alan Ferguson fell from the Lighthouse. Misadventure, murder, or suicide? Althou... READ MORE
For those who like to be scared
This story will not disappoint. It feels like a slow burner and you think that the answer is boringly obvious and what was the point. Then, things start mo... READ MORE
Good Debut
A very good debut crime novel which should appeal to lovers of crime mysteries and psychological thrillers. Following a suspected suicide on a small remo... READ MORE
Beautiful descriptions
I enjoyed most of this book but found the ending quite exasperating - it stretched credulity for me. I thought George and Richie were a great pair of insp... READ MORE
Brooding sense of menace
What is it about islands that are so alluring for authors? I guess we should consider Darwin's fascination for the unique species he found on the Galapagos... READ MORE
Atmospheric and tense
I really enjoyed this debut and look forward to reading more from @lauramccluskey_
Set on a small Scottish island, an isolated community are grieving the ... READ MORE
Remote island mystery
Two DIs from Glasgow are sent to a remote outer Hebridean island to investigate the apparent suicide of a teenager. Georgie, the younger of the two is sti... READ MORE
Set on a remote Scottish island.
A very good debut novel set on a remote island off Scotland. Two police officers are sent from the mainland to investigate a death. Atmospheric and suspe... READ MORE
Certainly atmospheric
Two DIs, Georg(ina) Lennox and Richard Stewart are sent to a very remote island well off the Scottish west coast, apparently to investigate the death of an... READ MORE
Atmospheric and compelling
Inspectors George and Richie are sent from the mainland to investigate a sudden death on remote island Eilean Eadar. As they get to know the locals and the... READ MORE
A very decent suspense thriller if you persevere past the slow start
I'm not sure where to start with this suspenseful thriller set against the backdrop of remote Scottish island life.
The main police characters are very... READ MORE
The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey
Very atmospheric; felt like I was really there in the depths of Scotland's small island. I loved the strong character of DI Lennox, who wouldn't give up on... READ MORE
An excellent atmospheric debut police thriller.
DI Georgina ‘George’ Lennox and DI Richard ‘Richie’ Stewart are sent from Glasgow to the wild island of Eileen Eadar off the Western Hebrides. A young man ... READ MORE
Engrossing
George and Richie are despatched to the small remote island of Eilean Eadar in the Northern Hebrides when a young man's is looking possibly suspicious. So... READ MORE
Well written book
Atmospheric debut novel by Laura McCluskey set on a Scottish Island. Well written book that I sped through in two sittings.
Really atmospheric
DI’s George (Georgina) Lennox and Richie Stewart make their way to Eilean Eadar in the Western Isles in very stormy seas, her first glimpse of the isolated... READ MORE
Death on a remote and hostile Island
DI’s Georgina Lennox (George) and Richard Stewart are sent to a remote Hebridian island to investigate a suspected suicide. George is recovering from a sev... READ MORE
Great read
This was a totally unexpected storyline. The power of religion in some peoples lives. An edge of the seat story with a whole Island to choose from. Great c... READ MORE
Tense, compelling read
Set on an isolated Scottish island that is a law unto itself, Laura McCluskey's descriptions of the island are very atmospheric giving an interesting backd... READ MORE
A place for locals only
When a suicide on a remote Scottish island is flagged up, Inspectors Lennox and Ritchie find themselves dispatched to investigate. Eadar is a beautiful is... READ MORE
Four stars!
The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey is a gripping debut mystery set on the remote Scottish island of Eilean Eadar, where dark folklore and long-buried secrets... READ MORE
Enthralling read
This book was not what I was expecting but it held me enthralled from the very first page.
What starts off as two detectives being despatched to a remote... READ MORE
Suspense on a remote Scottish island
Inspectors Richie and George are sent to a remote, wild island off the Scottish coast to investigate the death of an 18year old who was found at the bottom... READ MORE
Great Crime Thriller
Thank you to the publishers for this review copy.
Pleased to report that I LOVED IT!
Great characters, plot and tension. At no point did I want to be on ... READ MORE
What a delightful and original book this is, set in such a remote island off the coast of Scotland that it made me feel isolated too.
Oh what a delightful and original book this is. Set in such a remote island off the coast of Scotland that it made me feel isolated too.
Plot was simple... READ MORE
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