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PublisherSterling Publishing Co., Inc.

ISBN-101454901276

ISBN-139781454901273

eBay Product ID (ePID)113264314

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlack House

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime, Thrillers / General

Publication Year2012

GenreFiction

AuthorPeter May

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-016939

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Order, read, and pass it on! Well known for novels and television dramas, Scottish author May ( Backlight Blue ; Chinese Whispers ) has written a mesmerizing new trilogy opener. May brings the story to a breathtaking conclusion with an astonishing twist at the end. Compare to Simon Beckett's Written in Bone for locale and Tana French for tone." -- Library Journal (Starred Review) "The Isle of Lewis, one of Scotland's starkly beautiful Outer Hebrides islands, is as much a character in this novel as its hardscrabble residents. Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin Macleod returns to his boyhood home and its haunting memories when a murder on the island seems to mirror a similar one in the country's capital. His investigation will expose ugly island secrets, painful childhood memories and shocking revelations about a woman he once loved. The novel's moody atmosphere is as much about the gray skies and the inhabitants' cultural and religious idiosyncrasies as it is about the motives of a killer. The bleak Blackhouse shines with intrigue and superb plotting." -- USA Today, "Order, read, and pass it on! Well known for novels and television dramas, Scottish author May ( Backlight Blue ; Chinese Whispers ) has written a mesmerizing new trilogy opener. May brings the story to a breathtaking conclusion with an astonishing twist at the end. Compare to Simon Beckett's Written in Bone for locale and Tana French for tone." -- Library Journal (Starred Review)

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal823.914

SynopsisFrom acclaimed author and dramatist Peter May comes 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, Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin Macleod is dispatched to investigate. As he unravels the murder, Fin is forced to confront the tragic events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--his life., From acclaimed author and television dramatist Peter May comes the first book in the Lewis Trilogy--a riveting mystery series set on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a formidable and forbidding world where tradition rules and people adhere to ancient ways of life.When a grisly murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis that has the hallmarks of a killing he's investigating on the mainland, Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin Macleod is dispatched to see if the two deaths are connected. His return after nearly two decades not only represents a police investigation, but a voyage into his own troubled past. As Fin reconnects with the places and people of his tortured childhood, he feels the island once again asserting its grip on his psyche. And every step forward in solving the murder takes him closer to a dangerous confrontation with the tragic events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--Fin's life. "The Blackhouse" is a thriller of rare power and vision that explores the darkest recesses of the soul.", From acclaimed author and television dramatist Peter May comes the first book in the Lewis Trilogy--a riveting mystery series set on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a formidable and forbidding world where tradition rules and people adhere to ancient ways of life. When a grisly murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis that has the hallmarks of a killing he's investigating on the mainland, Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin Macleod is dispatched to see if the two deaths are connected. His return after nearly two decades not only represents a police investigation, but a voyage into his own troubled past. As Fin reconnects with the places and people of his tortured childhood, he feels the island once again asserting its grip on his psyche. And every step forward in solving the murder takes him closer to a dangerous confrontation with the tragic events of the past that shaped--and nearly destroyed--Fin's life. The Blackhouse is a thriller of rare power and vision that explores the darkest recesses of the soul.

LC Classification NumberPR6063.A884B527 2012