{"product_id":"the-wolf-tree-by-laura-mccluskey","title":"The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs5CC07D4{margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs1EFB4FB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs982313B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eA gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island ... where outsiders are not welcome.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eWinner of the John Creasey First Novel Dagger Award 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eShortlisted for General Fiction Book of the Year at the ABIA's 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eLonglisted for Best Debut Fiction in the Indie Book Awards 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eLonglisted for the Davitt Awards 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003e'There's always someone whispering about something.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eDIs 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eAs George and Richie question the island's inhabitants, they discover a village filled with superstition and shrouded in secrets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eBut someone wants those secrets to stay buried. At any cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'Absorbing, unsettling and deeply accomplished' Dervla McTiernan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'Smart, deliciously creepy and simply pitch-perfect - I tore through this spectacular debut!' Hayley Scrivenor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'An impressive crime debut dripping with atmosphere and threat, Laura McCluskey's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe Wolf Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e will take you to a chilling cliff edge of suspense, then hold you there until the very last page' Hannah Richell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'An exciting new voice in crime fiction' Pip Drysdale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs5CC07D4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'Cold Atlantic noir. An eerie debut' Matthew Spencer, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eBlack River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e'McCluskey is masterful at building suspense' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44340595097688,"sku":"9781460765579","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781460765579_1.jpg?v=1783389364","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/the-wolf-tree-by-laura-mccluskey","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}