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A review by valerie87
The Blackhouse by Peter May
5.0
The Black House is the first book in the Lewis Trilogy by Peter May. I feel fortunate to have stumbled across it while searching for more books based in Scotland. This is an excellent dark murder mystery which has made its way onto my favorites shelf.
Detective Inspector Fin Macleod and his wife just lost their young boy. After taking a month off of work, his boss wants him to go to Harris to take part in a murder investigation, since it seems to be related to a case Fin worked on previously.
Fin grew up on the Isle of Harris. While working on the investigation, he reunites with past friends and acquaintances and relives childhood memories, both good and bad. I loved reading and learning about the lives of the people there, even though so much of it in this book was sad and painful. Peter May is an outstanding storyteller. I found myself unable to put the book down. By the end, I was in tears.
I cannot recommend this book enough. I look forward to the next book in the trilogy.
Detective Inspector Fin Macleod and his wife just lost their young boy. After taking a month off of work, his boss wants him to go to Harris to take part in a murder investigation, since it seems to be related to a case Fin worked on previously.
Fin grew up on the Isle of Harris. While working on the investigation, he reunites with past friends and acquaintances and relives childhood memories, both good and bad. I loved reading and learning about the lives of the people there, even though so much of it in this book was sad and painful. Peter May is an outstanding storyteller. I found myself unable to put the book down. By the end, I was in tears.
I cannot recommend this book enough. I look forward to the next book in the trilogy.