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The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill

Sir Wilfred ‘Wolf’ Hadda’s life had been a fairytale for fourteen years, he had risen form a mere woodcutter’s son to become a rich and successful entrepreneur married to the woman of his dreams. When the police knock at his door in 2008, it is a complete surprise, even more so when it turns out that it isn’t because of fraud but paedophilia, a crime he is sure he is innocent of. His protests were overshadowed by the overwhelming evidence the police had to the contrary.

Convicted and after seven years in prison, Wolf has retreated into silence, and it isn’t until after her first year treating him that prison psychiatrist Alva Ozigbo manages to do something that her predecessor couldn’t do and get a breakthrough.

Wolf begins to talk, and is then released to his rundown family home in rural Cumbria, looking for answers. There remains a mysterious period in Wolf’s youth when he disappeared and was known by his employers as the Woodcutter. Now the Woodcutter is back and seeking revenge. Can Alva stop him before his pursuit of vengeance takes him to a place he can never return from?

The Woodcutter is a thrilling tale with unexpected twists and turns. It is gripping and sometimes witty mystery written by one of today’s great crime writers.

RRP $38.99
Published and distributed by HarperCollins Publishers
 

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