PUBLICATION DATE: 7th MAY 2026
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Description
Martha Strangeways has settled into a quiet life in Strathbran, after the horrific events that traumatised the village a year earlier. But all this is
turned upside down when her friend at Glasgow CID, DI Derek Summers,
calls on her to help with a disturbing case: a human ear, with an unusual Celtic earring, has been found next to a railway line in the Highlands.
And when the body of a young woman wearing matching jewellery turns up
at a landmark church shortly after, the mystery deepens. Why has she been
laid out in a ritualistic fashion? Does her trek along the little-known
Cailleach Way have anything to do with her death? And who is running the
Facebook Group where she posted details of her journey to the shrine of
the Bone Mother goddess?
As Martha tries to unpick the threads, she finds herself entwined with a
ghost from her own past, and in conflict with the owner of a project that
threatens to destroy the goddess’s sacred land.
With Halloween approaching, and someone determined to protect the
goddess at all costs, can Martha and Summers catch the killer before they
strike again – and this time much closer to home…?
About the author
Originally from the north-east of England, former journalist Suzy Aspley has lived in Scotland for almost thirty years. She writes crime and short stories, often inspired by the strange things she sees in the landscape around her. She won Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect in 2019 with the original idea for her debut novel and was shortlisted for the Capital Crime New Voices Award. In 2020, she was mentored by Jo Dickinson as part of the Hachette future bookshelf initiative. Crow Moon was longlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award, and shortlisted for the Val McDermid Debut Award and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
When she’s not writing, she’s either got her nose buried in a book, or is outside with her dogs dreaming up more dark stories. She lives in Stirlingshire with her family.
Dragon’s Comments
I really like the sound of this one, might have to get myself a copy for the book hoard.
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