The Funeral at Birsay

In "The Funeral at Birsay," Detective Inspector Freya Tulloch navigates a chilling investigation in a quiet parish marked by a thirty-year silence. After a crofter's wife is found seriously injured in her kitchen, the case reveals a series of unsettling connections, leading Freya to delve into the shadows of a long-closed religious community. As she sifts through historical records and local secrets, it becomes clear that a dark past has resurfaced, uncovering dangerous truths that some in the parish would prefer to keep hidden. This eleventh installment in the Freya Tulloch Orkney Mystery series is an atmospheric, slow-burning procedural that invites readers to follow a complex unraveling of secrets.