One night changes everything for Toby. He's always led a charmed life - until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family's ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby's arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden. As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past, and himself. A spellbinding standalone from a literary writer who turns the crime genre inside out, The Wych Elm asks what we become, and what we're capable of, if we no longer know who we are.
En natt endrer alt seg for Toby. Han har levd et godt liv - helt til et brutalt angrep fører til at han blir skadet, traumatisert og usikker på den personen han en gang var. Han søker tilflukt i barndomshjemmet Ivy House, som er fullt av gode barndomsminner. Men like etter at Toby ankommer huset blir det funnet en hodeskalle på eiendommen. Når etterforskene dukker opp i Ivy House blir Toby nødt til å grundig undersøke alt han trodde han visste om sin egen familie, fortiden og seg selv. Boken inngår i BS engelsk bestselgerabonnement. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.