''Harffy-s Dunston is a fantastic creation - old, creaking and misanthropic. The forest is beautifully evoked. A treat of a book'' The Times. AD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston''s solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse. Accused of the murder, Dunston must clear his name and keep the dead man''s daughter alive in the face of savage pursuers desperate to prevent a terrible secret from being revealed. Rushing headlong through Wessex, Dunston will need to use all the skills of survival garnered from a lifetime in the wilderness. And if he has any hope of victory against the implacable enemies on their trail, he must confront his long-buried past - becoming the man he once was and embracing traits he had promised he would never return to. The Wolf of Wessex must hunt again; honour and duty demand it. ''A page-turner... Matthew Harffy tells a great story'' Joanna Hickson. ''A breathtaking novel that sweeps the reader into a dark and dangerous world
