From the writer who "inspires cultic devotion in
readers" (The New Yorker) and has been called
"incandescent" by Stephen King, "absolutely mesmerizing" by
Gillian Flynn, and "unputdownable" (People), comes a
gripping new novel that turns a crime story inside
out.
Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a
scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the
night takes a turn that will change his life - he surprises
two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling
to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that
he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his
family's ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo.
Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the
garden - and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face
the possibility that his past may not be what he has always
believed.
A spellbinding standalone from one of the
best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm
asks what we become, and what we're capable of, when we no
longer know who we are.
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