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The Black House
by Peter May
The Black House by Peter May is a dark, brooding kind of murder mystery. It takes place on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, in the Outer Hebrides. Fin Macleod is a detective on the mainland, in Edinburgh. He is dispatched to Lewis, to investigate a murder that has many similarities with a previous murder in the city. Fin was born and raised on the isle, but his homecoming is anything but smooth and welcoming. There is too much emotional baggage there and he had not returned for eighteen years, by choice. The plot is decidedly written to capture the reader’s attention and to then lead them astray.
The investigation leaves Fin confused and wary of some of the inhabitants and some of the inhabitants wary of Fin. This is a classic case of “you can never go home again”. The investigation will lead Fin and the reader in all kinds of directions and the ending is a complete surprise. This is the first book in the Isle of Lewis trilogy and I look forward to reading them as well. Peter May writes atmospheric novels that are unputdownable. Highly recommended.
The investigation leaves Fin confused and wary of some of the inhabitants and some of the inhabitants wary of Fin. This is a classic case of “you can never go home again”. The investigation will lead Fin and the reader in all kinds of directions and the ending is a complete surprise. This is the first book in the Isle of Lewis trilogy and I look forward to reading them as well. Peter May writes atmospheric novels that are unputdownable. Highly recommended.