The Wild Hunt

Narrated by Ruth Urquhart
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Pub Date 02 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 02 Aug 2022

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Description

The islanders have only three rules: don't stick your nose where it's not wanted, don't mention the war, and never let your guard down during October.

Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from a disappointing life on the Scottish mainland by her father's unexpected death, she is determined to forget the sorrows of the past—her mother's abandonment, her brother's icy distance, the unspeakable tragedy of World War II—and start fresh. Fellow islander Iain MacTavish, a RAF veteran with his eyes on the sky and his head in the past, is also in desperate need of a new beginning. A young widower, Iain struggles to return to the normal life he knew before the war.

But this October is anything but normal. This October, the sluagh are restless. The ominous, bird-like creatures of Celtic legend—whispered to carry the souls of the dead—have haunted the islanders for decades, but in the war's wake, there are more wandering souls and more sluagh. When a local boy disappears, Leigh and Iain are thrown together to investigate the truth at the island's dark heart and reveal hidden secrets of their own.

The islanders have only three rules: don't stick your nose where it's not wanted, don't mention the war, and never let your guard down during October.

Leigh Welles has not set foot in on the island in...


A Note From the Publisher

A BuzzFeed Best Historical Fiction Book of Summer
A Lit Hub Best Book of Summer
A Crime Reads' and Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year

A BuzzFeed Best Historical Fiction Book of Summer
A Lit Hub Best Book of Summer
A Crime Reads' and Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year


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"Intoxicating and atmospheric. . . . This moody meditation delivers." ―Publishers Weekly

"A moving historical novel haunted by folklore and reality alike, best enjoyed during the slow slide from summer into fall." ―Lit Hub

"What a debut for Emma Seckel! The Wild Hunt is a gorgeous, haunting novel that will stay with you long after you finish reading." Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and The Book That Matters Most


"Intoxicating and atmospheric. . . . This moody meditation delivers." ―Publishers Weekly

"A moving historical novel haunted by folklore and reality alike, best enjoyed during the slow slide from...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781696608534
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
DURATION 8 Hours, 49 Minutes

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