Reviews

Entry Island by Peter May

celtic67's review against another edition

5.0

Another five stars for Peter May.

plong23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

agoodaudiobooklistener's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

aurorasandsadnovels's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

stareye77's review against another edition

3.0

Tog lite tid att läsa ut denna.. Kom lite böcker emellan.. Men enligt mig den bästa jag läst av May, gillar den historiska vinklingen. Härlig historia och mysiga miljöer.

adambecket's review against another edition

4.0

Gripping thriller - one that doesn't treat you as an idiot, either

lcoverosey's review against another edition

4.0

I have definitely found a new author to follow and read .

christinebeswick's review against another edition

3.0

There's not a lot of depth to the modern day murder mystery, and the plot seems fairly unlikely. However, the historical aspect, which provides an interesting insight into a tragic and rather shameful part of Scottish history, makes the book worth reading.

mawalker1962's review against another edition

5.0

Last summer I devoured Peter May’s Blackhouse Trilogy, so I was thrilled when a friend loaned me this book. It explores links between the blackhouses of the Outer Hebrides and eastern Canada and the ways in which the past is never past. I did not know that the critter clearances is common in 19th century Ireland happened in the same way in the outer Hebrides. And I was reminded again that in every age, the Uber rich are willing to hoard resources for their own entertainment while around them the workers they’ve exploited for centuries starve. This was a gripping mystery.

dantastic's review against another edition

4.0

Detective Sime Mackenzie finds himself on a murder case on Entry Island, a tiny isle in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The suspect, a newly-widowed woman named Kirsty, seems oddly familiar to Sime. What is their connection? And can Sime survive in the same unit as his ex-wife long enough to find out?

I got this from Netgalley.

Entry Island was my first Peter May book and won't be the last. The book started a little slow for me at first but several things gripped me. I really liked Sime as a lead character. An insomniac cop whose life is falling apart? Sign me up! I also really liked the Entry Island setting. The thing that really grabbed me, however, was the book's structure. I loved the way things in Sime's ancestor's journal paralleled events in the main story.

The mystery wasn't all that mysterious but it wasn't the main focus anyway. Entry Island is very much a character driven book rather than a straight up mystery. The setting does a lot to set the tone, as does Sime's slowly disintegrating mental state.

It was nearly orgasmic when the connections starting coming together at the end. The last 30% was very hard to put down. Peter May has some serious writing chops. Even though I need another series to follow like I need a hole in my head, I'd read more stories about Sime Mackenzie.

So which Peter May book should I try next? Four out of five stars.