The Wolf Tree

By Laura McCluskey

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

Format: Trade Paperback
Release Date: 27 Feb 2025
Pages: 432
ISBN: 978-0-00-868127-2
Price: £14.99, £14.99 (Export Price) , €None
Laura is a writer, editor and actor. As well as writing novels, she has penned several film and television projects for her production company Sibylline Films. Laura is also co-founder of Three Fates Theatre Company, and has performed across theatre, film, and television. The Wolf Tree is her debut novel. She lives in Naarm/Melbourne.

'The Wolf Tree is a stunning debut: a wild, vivid landscape and a propulsive mystery you simply have to know the answer to. It will have you on the edge of your seat, desperate to know what the small Scottish community is hiding.' Leah Pitt -