The Hollow Tree by Philip Miller

The Hollow Tree by Philip Miller

When her best friends wedding in the mountains of Argyll ends in tragedy, reporter Shona Sandison is drawn into a mystery decades in the making. As she unravels the deadly secret that binds a group of friends, Shona discovers a hidden crime in a rural town that links a missing teen, a sinister political elite and an occult plot.

'an absorbing mystery, full of conflict and dissolution that even debates the existence of the soul.. Philip Miller is an excellent writer'

-- Mark Sanderson * The Times *

'The Hollow Tree is both political noir and occult thriller, gripping yet haunting, and surely one of the best crime novels of the year'

-- David Peace

'this is writing of the highest quality'

* SNACK Magazine *

'The Hollow Tree is not short of lurid incident, but the novel’s noise is embedded within a powerful sense of place and time and a real understanding of human psychology. It may be Miller’s best novel yet'

-- Teddy Jamieson * Herald *

'The Hollow Tree deftly weaves into a tortuous string of mysteries, dark supernatural threads... a wholly unnerving tale'

-- Sally McDonald * Sunday Post *

'Miller is a superb writer. One of the pleasures of his latest novel is its evocation of authentic colloquial speech across both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border'

-- Tom Nolan * Wall Street Journal *

'this time around it's darker and more dangerous with a large slice of devilry... it's a great crossover of genres in that it's both crime and horror... a thrilling read'

-- Alistair Braidwood * Scots Whay Hae podcast *

'A compelling and rewarding crime novel where the focus sits with a journalist as she investigates links between the occult and a death by suicide'

* LoveReading (eBook of the Month) *

'As far as crime goes, this story is up there with some of the best I've read. It was dark, gritty and the occult elements weaved a chilling thread throughout'

-- Michelle Mackenzie, 5 Stars

'This second novel is to be highly rated for mood, atmosphere, ingenuity and narrative'

-- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *

'A dark and beautifully written story with sharply honed characters, threaded through with regret, death and long buried secrets.'

* Live and Deadly Reviews *

'An ingenious piece of literary work'

* Gumshoe Review *

'This was a great, dark and atmospheric crime novel that kept me intrigued throughout'

-- Emzysbooks

'I really enjoyed this book, like the character of Shona and the sense of melancholy that underpinned the story'

* JenMedBookReviews *

'Miller is a melancholy master of atmosphere as well as a poet who knows how to cast a spell'

* Airmail *

Philip Miller lives in Edinburgh. An award-winning journalist for twenty years, he is now a civil servant. His previous novels include The Blue Horse, All the Galaxies and The Goldenacre, and his poetry has been published online and in print.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781846976483
ISBN 10	1846976480
Title	The Hollow Tree
Author	Philip Miller
Series	The Shona Sandison Mysteries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2024-04-04
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.