Investigative journalist Shona Sandison is attending the wedding of her closest friend and former colleague, Vivienne. But the night before the wedding, Vivās reclusive school friend, Dan, jumps from a roof to his death. Shona is the only witness to the suicideāand so the only person who saw the occult tattoos covering Danās body, and heard the unsettling, mystical phrases he was uttering.
Compelled to look further into the tragic incident, Shona sets off on a quest to find out why Dan killed himself and what happened to Vivās missing brother twenty years prior. Despite knowing that investigating Vivās family will mean she could lose her friend forever, Shona travels to a small, forgotten town in the north of England to investigate an insular group of classmates who have held a dark secret for decades.
Haunting and hypnotic, The Hollow Tree is a return to Philip Millerās dark world of subterfuge, betrayal, and fragile justice.