The Wilding

Jonathan Dymond, a 26-year old cider-maker, has enjoyed a quiet, harmonious existence. A letter arrives from his uncle with a request to speak with his father. When his father returns from the visit the next day, all he can say is that Jonathan's uncle has died. Then Jonathan finds a fragment of the letter, with talk of inheritance and vengeance.

"McCann has in buckets whatever mysterious quality keeps a reader wide-eyed well after he'd planned to turn out the light." - Lionel Shriver