The Blackhouse: The Lewis Trilogy
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 162365999X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 501 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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BB said peeling the onion. Repressed knowledge is the heart of this book. Most of the "detection" that takes place in what is in principle a detective novel is really a process of personal revelation for the main character. The detective is less uncovering the truth than having it revealed to him. that's probably as much as can be said without spoiling it for other readers. I found the way the process is handled to be convincing, which is a big achievement. Many detective novels at some point require you to suspend belief. That isn't . Susan MacMillan said Very Good Detective Story, Great Cultural Description. First of all this is a well constructed detective story. Secondly, it is a very interesting description of the Gaelic community and religious culture on Scotland's Isle of Lewis in the modern era. My great grandfather was born on the Isle of Lewis, so I was especially interested to get a sense of the community there. I suspect it hadn't changed all that much from my great grandfather's time to when the story in this book was set. I enjoyed the switching back and forth in the book between the protagonist's on. Peter May Spellbinder dannyg A most satisfying read by a master story teller. Combining an intriguing tale, with raw boned clarity and a climax to leave the reader breathless.The style and contents rush readers through a storm of emotion, real fear with twist and turns. The proof of the works quality is that at the end the reader is left empty knowing that end has been reached. A classic mark of a class work of art by a proven master. Peter May will stay on my list of authors works for more reading in future
He is the only Westerner to become an honorary member of the Chinese Crime Writers' Association. He is the author of The Lewis Trilogy, The Enzo Files and The China Thillers as well as several standalone books. He created three prime-time British drama series, and accrued more than 1000 television credits before quitting TV to return to writing novels. . Barry Award for Best Mystery Novel of 2013. May has won several literature awa
For once in crime fiction, a detective confronting demons from his past is not merely a stock plot device. A gripping plot, pitch-perfect characterization, and an appropriately bleak setting drive this outstanding series debut. --Connie Fletcher . May gives it an urgency that, by novel’s end, makes perfect sense. The reader knows that Macleod, against all odds, overcame poverty and bad schooling to win a spot at the University of Glasgow and that he threw it all away in his sophomore year and became a cop, a decision he’s regretted ever since. The isolation and desolation of Lewis is an apt metaphor for Macleod. Two
Every step toward solving the case brings Fin closer to a dangerous confrontation with the dark events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--his life.From acclaimed author and dramatist Peter May comes the Barry Award-winning The Blackhouse, the first book in the Lewis Trilogy-a riveting mystery series set on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. When a grisly murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis that bears similarities to a brutal killing on the mainland, Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin Macleod is dispatched to the Outer Hebrides to investigate, embarking at the same time on a voyage into his own troubled past.As Fin reconnects with the people and places of his tortured childhood, the desolate but beautiful island an