“Stone Heart Deep” by Paul Bassett Davies (2021)

“The image is blurred.”

I’m sure there are many communities on small, remote islands that are entirely normal and well-balanced, thank you very much. Paul Bassett Davies here introduces us to one that is not.

Adam Budd is an investigative journalist approaching burn-out. After he wins a prestigious award, he learns that his estranged mother has died, leaving him her entire estate, which includes a derelict mansion, Stone Heart House, on a remote Scottish island. Not knowing anything about the ho...