The Scottish Highlands are supposed to be a place of peace. But in the Great Glen, silence hides far darker truths.

Young lawyer Harry Wilson is sent to a remote Highland farm to assist a dying client. He expects a routine legal matter. Instead, he steps into a family divided by loss, jealousy, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Andrew McDonald’s estate should have passed simply to his youngest son. But one brother is dead, another disappeared years ago and the farm is shadowed by tensions particularly surrounding the younger son’s new wife and the disturbing hostility she provokes in Harry’s own uncle.

When the missing brother suddenly returns, the fragile peace of the glen shatters. Violence follows, rooted in Grant’s brutal past, and Harry becomes a witness to events he cannot make sense of.

As the Harry digs deeper, he realises the mystery surrounding Great Glen was never accidental.

And uncovering the truth may cost far more than he ever expected.

An unputdownable Scottish mystery, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Peter May, Caro Ramsay, Daniel Sellers and Val McDermid.

THE SETTING

Remote and unforgiving, Great Glen is a Highland landscape where beauty and danger exist side by side. Steep hills, dense woods, and long stretches of silence create an atmosphere of isolation—one where secrets can lie hidden for years. At its heart stands the McDonald farm, shaped by generations of hard work, pride, and unspoken tension. Here, inheritance is more than land, and loyalty runs deep—but when the past is disturbed, the glen offers no escape. In Great Glen, the silence remembers everything. And once the truth begins to surface, there is nowhere left to hide.