The Wolf Tree

Author: McCluskey, Laura

Crime & mystery

Published on 6 November 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 368 pages
197 x 129 x 24 | 252g

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 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.

*Readers love THE WOLF TREE*

‘More twisted than you could imagine. Couldn't put it down.’ ? ? ? ? ? Reader Review

‘A page turner, intriguing and fascinating.’ ? ? ? ? ? Reader Review

‘Kept me guessing until the end.’ ? ? ? ? ? Reader Review

‘Right at the very end was a shocker I hadn't seen coming.’ ? ? ? ? Reader Review