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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
This book was a delight to read. Everything about this book was amazing. The description, tone and use of tense created a very dark and gripping novel. I cannot wait to continue on with the trilogy.
I really enjoyed this. I listened to the audio book and loved the narrator. The descriptions and character building were gorgeous and thorough. I am looking forward to the next book!
I'm glad I found this trilogy, although this book (the first) could easily be read as a standalone novel. An interesting murder mystery involving an event from the detective's childhood, and a tragedy in his current life. The current tragedy (his son's death) didn't make sense in the story until you got further into the crime he's investigating, and I can see where the author is going with the unhappiness in his marriage, although it would have been nice for someone to have had a happy marriage on this Scottish island! I'm looking forward to the next book.
Much more story than the murder which opens the book. Didn't grab me as much as I thought it would. Had read so many glowing reviews perhaps I was expecting a different sort of book. I'll probably read the others in the trilogy though. Don't like to leave a job half (or a third) done. I'd also like to know what happens to the characters now.
I found this trilogy at Goodwill and bought all three. This is my first read by Peter May. There was a lot packed into 300 or so pages. I found it a easy to read, good story. I appreciate the English pronunciation at the beginning. I’m starting the second book today.
I read this book whilst on holiday on the Isle of Lewis - reading a book set on the island whilst actually spending time here seemed absolutely perfect, and as luck would have it the novel was nestled on the bookcase of the cottage we’re staying in! When I realised it was book 1 of the Lewis trilogy I knew I had to pick it up and hopefully read it over the short time I was here!
This is the first in a trilogy about policeman Fin MacLeod, a Lewis native. He comes back to the island to investigate the brutal murder of an acquaintance and has to face old friends and May old ghosts to rest.
I really enjoyed the fast pace of this book but also the vivid descriptions of the island. Having now spent time here I can really picture the places the author describes and I really enjoyed the way he wrote about Lewis.
I read this book quickly and will absolutely read the other parts of the trilogy.
This is the first in a trilogy about policeman Fin MacLeod, a Lewis native. He comes back to the island to investigate the brutal murder of an acquaintance and has to face old friends and May old ghosts to rest.
I really enjoyed the fast pace of this book but also the vivid descriptions of the island. Having now spent time here I can really picture the places the author describes and I really enjoyed the way he wrote about Lewis.
I read this book quickly and will absolutely read the other parts of the trilogy.
It take can a while to get going and I'm much of a fan of Fin at points but the final pages took my breath away.
DNF. I got about 60% through this book because I like mysteries set in remote places, but eventually gave up because it was too depressing. Everyone in the book is miserable. It's also homophobic in parts (not a depiction of it, but is actually it). I did really enjoy the descriptions of the Hebrides, traditions, and language, but I just couldn't put up with the grimness.
I really enjoyed the descriptions of the childhood on the island. The murder mystery felt a bit tacked on - I didn’t really need that to keep me interested.