The Blackhouse

Lewis Trilogy #1

Peter May

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Quercus
01 November 2011

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Fin Macleod

BOOK ONE IN THE MILLION-SELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A RICHARD & JUDY PICK.

WINNER OF THE USA'S BARRY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR.

PETER MAY: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT MURDER TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES

'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years' Independent

A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith.

A MURDER

Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past.

A SECRET

Something lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister.

A TRAP

As Fin investigates, old skeletons begin to surface, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted.

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By: Peter May
Imprint: Quercus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 348g
ISBN: 9781849163866
ISBN 10: 1849163863
Series: Fin Macleod
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 November 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.petermay.co.uk

An award-winning journalist at twenty-one in his native Scotland, Peter May left newspapers for television and screenwriting, creating three prime-time British drama series, and accruing more than 1000 television credits before moving to France to concentrate on writing novels. He is the author of fifteen novels including two series: The Enzo Files and The China Thillers. May won the French Prix Intramuros in 2007 for Cadavres Chinois a Houston (Snakehead) and is the only Westerner to become an honorary member of the Chinese Crime Writers' Association.

Reviews for The Blackhouse: Lewis Trilogy #1

'vivid ... fascinating' Literary Review. - Literary Review 'excellent plotting with some beautiful descriptions of the Isle of Lewis ... The story is wonderful' crime pieces. - crime pieces