Muckle Flugga'A quirky and original debut that sizzles with scintillating prose.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'Michael Pedersen is a rare writer of real passion and power and this debut is phenomenal.' MATT HAIG Life on a remote island is turned upside down by a stranger's arrival, testing bonds of family and tradition and leaving a young dreamer's future hanging in the balance. It's no ordinary existence on the rugged isle of Muckle Flugga. The elements run riot and the

Dalgliesh knows that to solve this case he has to get into the mind of a ruthless killer

can coax plants to grow even when the weather is bitterly cold

for the story that unfolds

Early summer 1371

Two facts are certain: she's facing some serious charges

has gone missing - along with more than forty Confidential embassy files

Arlo Parks pulls beauty around her as a war tactic

But she is not the only one to feel its effects

almost too romantic to be true

hardened police

a young man unscrews the lid from a bottle of sleeping pills

braver than you feel or greater than you imagine