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A British urban fantasy thriller featuring a paranormal detective, ritual murders, ancient woodland spirits, a reluctant hero, found family, and nature vs civilisation conflict.
Some wishes should never be answered.
When a protester is found ritualistically murdered in an ancient Cornish woodland, Griffin Woodbury is deployed under the cover of Rural Security. As an operative for the Department of Paranormal Investigations, he recognises the signs others refuse to see. The land is not silent. It is waking.
Developers tear into sacred ground and activists clash with corporate interests, causing deaths to escalate. Ivy wreaths. Ash stakes. The triple death. What begins as a murder investigation spirals into something older and far more dangerous. The Dru are awake. And they are not myths.
Haunted by dissociative episodes and drawn toward the veil between worlds, Griffin must confront the fractures in his own mind while negotiating with elemental powers that do not value human life. If he fails, Cornwall will not face a killer. It will face a reckoning.
The Wishing of Trees is the second Griffin Woodbury investigation, a dark supernatural thriller perfect for readers who love folklore-driven mysteries, ancient magic, and morally complex heroes.
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Praise for the Griffin Woodbury Supernatural Detective series
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Wishing of Trees will captivate you right to the last page.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Talon’s writing is sharp, atmospheric, and laced with dry wit…
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I was fully absorbed in Talon's writing. It just keeps getting better.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The characters are well presented and sympathetic, the "good guys" are likable and the villains such as you love to hate.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Wishing of Trees takes us on an esoteric journey into mythology and folklore.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Joe has a knack of blending academic studies with fantastical creatures to create an evocative weave that captures the reader from the first page.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Joe Talon’s books are truly haunting, and incredibly thought provoking. I recommend these to all who dare to think what may be in this world.
Joe Talon is an author used to walking in a place where you're never quite certain if the world is full of rainbows or shadows. Real life holds little interest. Having grown up on Exmoor, Joe has been fascinated by the mysterious and spooky places that dwell in the dark woodlands and quiet combes. In Joe's first series, the world is a little sideways from ours. It is full of shapes moving on the edge of our vision when they shouldn’t and cold spots in warm places. For Joe, there is always the question, 'what would I do if'? When writing crime, Joe tangles with gangsters and dealers, murderers and thieves, all in the small town of Glastonbury. A place known for its otherness. Joe's Cornish adventures once more explore the supernatural blending with real world events. If you would like to know more, do come and join the Taloneers. You can easily find Joe in the usual haunts of writers, (I'm not allowed to give you my digital address). There are all kinds of mysteries and fun to be had. What spare time Joe has is spent with seven dogs, lots of walks, chaotic gardening, and exploring the strange worlds just the other side of what we think we know to be real. Who needs real life when there are books!