A review by susannavs
The Blackhouse by Peter May

4.0

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.