The Malice of Waves

Five years ago, fourteen-year-old Max Wheeler disappeared from Priest's Island, an isolated but bleakly beautiful township on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. In this closeknit community, the only secret is what happened to Max. None of the police or private investigations since have shed any light on what happened the night he went missing, presumed dead. But there is one man who is yet to take on the case: The Sea Detective. Cal McGill is an oceanographer and uniquely gifted investigator who uses his knowledge of the waves, winds and currents to solve mysteries no-one else can. However, Cal is an unwanted stranger who must navigate the tensions between Max's inconsolable father, the broken family he has neglected, and the embittered locals, resentful after years of suspicion. Worse still, a severe storm is coming, threatening to completely cut off the island, with a possible murderer at large... Praise for the Sea Detective series: 'Raises the bar ... elegantly written and compelling. A crime writer to watch' The Scotsman 'Always entertaining and gripping' The Herald 'A compelling protagonist' The Times Literary Supplement 'Excellent' The Literary Review (Top Five Crime Novels of the Year)

Mark Douglas-Home is a journalist turned author, who was editor of the Herald and the Sunday Times Scotland. His career in journalism began as a student in South Africa where he edited the newspaper at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After the apartheid government banned a number of editions, he was deported from the country. He is married with two children and lives in Edinburgh.