*An Apple Best Book of 2025*

Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Debut Dagger Award

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.



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