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A review by ymckendry
The Blackhouse by Peter May
4.0
This book was very good.
I love a great and atmospheric mystery/detective fiction and The Blackhouse definitely delivered.
The book was much more character driven than I anticipated, the story following detective Fin MacLeod as he travels back to the Isle of Lewis where he is from to invesitgate a murder. It flips back and forth between present day and memories from Fin's past all leading up to uncovering the identity of the murderer.
The final unraveling of the 'who-done-it' and why was really well done and quite emotional.
There were a few instances where I felt the scenes from Fin's past meandered a bit too much and I scanned the page but honestly that was probably just my impatience as I was nearing the end.
I can't say many of the characters from Fin's life were likeable, they were all a bit tragic, their pasts and presents tragic as well, but that did lend itself to the bleakness of the setting, a character itself.
Really good story.
I love a great and atmospheric mystery/detective fiction and The Blackhouse definitely delivered.
The book was much more character driven than I anticipated, the story following detective Fin MacLeod as he travels back to the Isle of Lewis where he is from to invesitgate a murder. It flips back and forth between present day and memories from Fin's past all leading up to uncovering the identity of the murderer.
The final unraveling of the 'who-done-it' and why was really well done and quite emotional.
There were a few instances where I felt the scenes from Fin's past meandered a bit too much and I scanned the page but honestly that was probably just my impatience as I was nearing the end.
I can't say many of the characters from Fin's life were likeable, they were all a bit tragic, their pasts and presents tragic as well, but that did lend itself to the bleakness of the setting, a character itself.
Really good story.