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The Blackhouse
The Lewis Thrillers (Related to this series)
- Author
- Peter May
- Narrator
- Peter Forbes
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 15 February 2018
- Run Time
- 12 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural
- Rating
- 4.8 (4 reviews)
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What to expect
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.
(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
Critics Review
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A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable
Mail on Sunday
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A wonderfully complex book
Peter James, on Entry Island
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The Lewis Man shone like a bright star out of this year's book lists. Lyrical, empathetic and moving
Alex Gray
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He is a terrific writer doing something different
Mark Billingham
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From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
Sohpie Hannah
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Wonderfully compelling
Kate Mosse
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Western France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence
Guardian
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Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
New York Times
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Instantly struck by the beauty of the descriptions of the wild island terrain as well as by the roundedness and complexity of the characterisations
The Times
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May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
Sunday Times
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Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization
Independent
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Dark, exciting and atmospheric
Scotland on Sunday
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Powerful and authentic
Glasgow Sunday Herald
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Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
Irish Times
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A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending
Tangled Web
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Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed
The Good Book Guide
User Reviews
Book 4.8
Narration 4.8
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5.0 5.0
More psychological thriller than typical murder mystery, this is exciting, intensely gripping at the end, and very moving. Brilliant narration and depiction of the island environment and culture.
jackdor 2025-11-01 -
5.0 5.0
Engaged from the first page and hooked. Excellent, looking forward to part 2 and 3 of this trilogy.
Marina68 2025-04-03
Details
- Author
- Peter May
- Narrator
- Peter Forbes
- Duration
- 12 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 February 2018
- ISBN
- 9781787474109
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural
- Rating
- 4.8(4 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.8(4 reviews)
Synopsis
READ THE SUNDAY TIMES AND RICHARD AND JUDY BESTSELLER, AND THE FIRST INSTALMENT IN PETER MAY'S SENSATIONAL, MILLION-SELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith.A MURDERDetective 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 SECRETSomething lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister.A TRAPAs Fin investigates, old skeletons begin to surface, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted.(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited
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