Final Bough

How long will the Tufflin Park murders remain unsolved?An internationally renowned sculptor accepts a commission that will take him back to his childhood homeland, where deeply rooted fears and half-forgotten memories threaten to surface once more…The Tufflin Oak had stood like a sentinel of the valley for centuries until recently felled by a freak lightning strike. What was it about the ancient tree that had fascinated him as a child? What dark family secrets still lurk in the branches of the local lord’s own family tree? Set against the legend-rich landscape of Snowdonia and inspired by local folklore, Final Bough is a contemporary tale of the supernatural, with a traditional twist – from the author of Scraps.

About the Author

Remy Dean was born in Newport, Gwent, 1965, and now lives with his wife, daughter and dog in Snowdonia, where he teaches in the Arts department of a local college. He has hosted occasional workshops and short courses for Creative Writing, and is the author of more than ten published books. He graduated with honours, from North Staffs Polytechnic in 1987 with a BA in Audio-visual Design, starting out by making a few short films, including No Way - a music video for his band, 'BrainDeath' - before directing his creative energies toward writing. Previous employment has included working as an international freight driver, sheet metal worker, studio photographer, press officer and magazine editor, before finding success as a journalist. Both his writing and his photography have appeared in several national newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Independent, New Woman and Outlook. He has written on a wide range of topics such as true crime, jazz, mainstream pop, alternative rock, science fiction, health and film theory. Published works of non-fiction by Dean include biographies and critiques of Nick Cave, Henry Rollins, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Suede, Lydia Lunch, Celine Dion(!) and more recently the web-active history of art 'textbook', Evolution of Western Art. His works of fiction include Scraps, a novel, and The Race Glass, a short story collection. Both are currently available from questing beast books.

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