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A review by eshulok
The Lewis Man by Peter May
5.0
This is the second book in a trilogy, but you don't need to read the first book to appreciate this one.
I was slow to warm up to the first book (The Black House) in the trilogy because it wasn't as much of a mystery/suspense as I'd expected. It was more about a man coming to terms with his past. But by the time I finished it, I was so caught up with the characters and the island, that I immediately starting listening to The Lewis Man.
The Lewis Man was full of mysteries and I loved it.
As in the first book, this story unfolds in alternating perspectives. The current events are told from the third person, centered on former cop Fin Macleod who has returned to Lewis to repair his childhood home.
The other perspective is from Tormod Macdonald, the father of Fin's childhood sweetheart, Marsali. Tormod has dementia to the point that he is unable to explain how a body of a young man found in a bog could be linked to him by DNA. Tormod's story is told from both his current confused state trying to understand the events around him, and from flashbacks to his childhood. Peter Forbes narrates the audiobook and does a great job narrating Tormod's confused internal thoughts.
The author alternates the present with Tormod's memories, allowing us to guess connections as the story unfolds.
I was slow to warm up to the first book (The Black House) in the trilogy because it wasn't as much of a mystery/suspense as I'd expected. It was more about a man coming to terms with his past. But by the time I finished it, I was so caught up with the characters and the island, that I immediately starting listening to The Lewis Man.
The Lewis Man was full of mysteries and I loved it.
As in the first book, this story unfolds in alternating perspectives. The current events are told from the third person, centered on former cop Fin Macleod who has returned to Lewis to repair his childhood home.
The other perspective is from Tormod Macdonald, the father of Fin's childhood sweetheart, Marsali. Tormod has dementia to the point that he is unable to explain how a body of a young man found in a bog could be linked to him by DNA. Tormod's story is told from both his current confused state trying to understand the events around him, and from flashbacks to his childhood. Peter Forbes narrates the audiobook and does a great job narrating Tormod's confused internal thoughts.
The author alternates the present with Tormod's memories, allowing us to guess connections as the story unfolds.