The story begins
where its history ends.
“One man’s serendipitous journey into Scotland’s forgotten queen.”
A sweeping historical mystery
Scotland, 2005. A discarded queen. A secret that refused to stay buried.
And the Hills Replied follows Sparhawk, a reserved American attorney, whose casual golf trip to the Scottish Highlands unravels into an obsession. When he discovers a faded portrait inside a crumbling kirk, he is pulled into the hidden story of a long-erased queen — forgotten by history, but not by the land itself.
Part literary thriller, part ancestral reckoning, this award-winning novel sweeps from the misty moors of Ross-shire to the halls of Edinburgh’s archive, challenging everything we know about memory, legacy, and the hills that whisper back.
Accolades & critical praise
American Book Fest
Best Historical Fiction, 2024
IndieReader Discovery
“Gripping and poetic — a masterpiece of atmosphere.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Rich, evocative prose with the heartbeat of lost Scotland.”
Readers’ Favorite
Five Stars & Gold Medal
