Lewis Trilogy #01: The Blackhouse

Lewis Trilogy #01: The Blackhouse
Peter May
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Paperback
h197 x 130mm - 432pg
1 Sep 2011 UK
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9781849163866
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The Isle of Lewis is the most remote, harshly beautiful place in Scotland, where the difficulty of existence seems outweighed only by people's fear of God. But older, pagan values lurk beneath the veneer of faith, the primal yearning for blood and revenge. When a brutal murder on the island bears the hallmarks of a similar slaying in Edinburgh, police detective Fin Macleod is dispatched north to investigate. But since he himself was raised on Lewis, the investigation also represents a journey home and into his past. Each year the island's men perform the hunting of the gugas, a savage custom no longer necessary for survival, but which they cling to even more fiercely in the face of the demands of modern morality. For Fin the hunt recalls a horrific tragedy, which after all this time may have begun to demand another sacrifice. The Blackhouse is a crime novel of rare power and vision. Peter May has crafted a page-turning murder mystery that explores the darkness in our souls, and just how difficult it is to escape the past.

#01: Blackhouse, The
#02: Lewis Man, The
#03: Chessmen, The

'vivid ... fascinating' Literary Review. 'excellent plotting with some beautiful descriptions of the Isle of Lewis ... The story is wonderful' crime pieces.
Peter May has over 1,000 television credits to his name, and is the author of fifteen novels, including two series: The Enzo Files and The China Thrillers. He is also the only Westerner to become an honorary member of the Chinese Crime Writers' Association.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781849163866
Published: 1 Sep 2011
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: riverrun
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 432
Dewey: 823.92

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