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The Mash House
£9.99
In an isolated Scottish Highland village, a missing boy plunges a fractured community into a fermenting barrel of suspicion, malice and lies
Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2022
Welcome to Cullrothes, where the loch freezes in winter, the police are corrupt, and there is only one road in and out.
At its dark heart is Donald, a distillery owner using his single malt business as a front for a narcotics empire. When his son vanishes and a ruthless American investor circles his vulnerable business, his grip begins to unravel. Around him, other fractured lives collide: Innes hides a terrible truth from his deceitful girlfriend, Alice, while schoolgirl Jessie desperately plots her escape to the mainland.
As winter closes in, village residents are drawn into a claustrophobic web of parallel lives, distrust and malevolence. Will their lies catch up with them?
‘A smart dissection of the darkness at the heart of an isolated community, a suspenseful and unsettling read’ The Herald
‘A pitch-black, whip-smart tartan noir’ Claire Askew, author of All the Hidden Truths
‘Writing as pungent as a single malt’ Kirstin Innes, author of Scabby Queen
‘A stunning debut with a plot rich in texture. The closely observed characters are both wicked and familiar’ Natalie Fergie, author of The Sewing Machine
Paperback: 280pp
Published: Wilton Square (May 2021)
ISBN: 9781789651195
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