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Blurb:

Martha Strangeways has settled into a quiet life in Strathbran, after the horrific events that traumatised the village a year earlier. But all this is turned upside down when her friend at Glasgow CID, DI Derek Summers, calls on her to help with a disturbing case: a human ear, with an unusual
Celtic earring, has been found next to a railway line in the Highlands.
And when the body of a young woman wearing matching jewellery turns up at a landmark church shortly after, the mystery deepens. Why has she been laid out in a ritualistic fashion? Does her trek along the little-known Cailleach Way have anything to do with her death? And who is running the
Facebook Group where she posted details of her journey to the shrine of the Bone Mother goddess?
As Martha tries to unpick the threads, she finds herself entwined with a ghost from her own past, and in conflict with the owner of a project that
threatens to destroy the goddess’s sacred land.
With Halloween approaching, and someone determined to protect the goddess at all costs, can Martha and Summers catch the killer before they
strike again – and this time much closer to home…?

About the Author:

Originally from the north-east of England, former journalist Suzy Aspley has lived in Scotland
for almost thirty years. She writes crime and short stories, often inspired by the strange things
she sees in the landscape around her. She won Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect in 2019 with
the original idea for her debut novel and was shortlisted for the Capital Crime New Voices
Award. In 2020, she was mentored by Jo Dickinson as part of the Hachette future bookshelf
initiative. Crow Moon was longlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award, and shortlisted for the
Val McDermid Debut Award and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. When she’s not writing,
she’s either got her nose buried in a book, or is outside with her dogs dreaming up more dark
stories. She lives in Stirlingshire with her family.

The Bone Mother is published on 7th May 2026 and is available from these retailers.