The Wild Coast: A Twisting Crime Novel That Grips Like a Vice

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On a remote stretch of Scotland’s northwest coast, peace has given way to fear. Lone campers are vanishing, and quiet campsites are turning into crime scenes.

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is called in when a shallow grave is discovered near the shoreline. Inside the victim’s mouth lies a disturbing marker: a small stick figure, carefully made from twigs. When another woman goes missing from a nearby campsite and a similar figurine is found in her van, a chilling pattern begins to emerge. Someone is hunting those who seek solitude.

As Rhona follows the trail along an unforgiving coastline, the case forces her to question more than the evidence. Rumours of sexual assault involving serving police officers are circulating in Glasgow, and one name is uncomfortably close to home. Can she trust her colleague DS Michael McNab, or is he being deliberately targeted?

With time running out and a young woman’s life at risk, Rhona must navigate shifting loyalties, buried truths and a killer who knows exactly where to hide.