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krbkrbkrb 's review for:
The Blackhouse
by Peter May
It failed to hold my attention. The murder seems an excuse to let the protagonist play old-home week, so while the novel uses a few of the murder mystery conventions, it's much more about an adult returning to the scene of his miserable childhood in an isolated rural area. Despite the Hebridean trappings, that childhood is rather similar to any miserable childhood in an isolated rural area. It's not poorly written, but the most interesting thing about it is the setting. Plot and characters seem pretty standard.