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The Blackhouse

The gripping start to the bestselling crime series (The Lewis Thrillers Book 1)

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The Blackhouse

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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 READ THE SUNDAY TIMES AND RICHARD AND JUDY BESTSELLER, AND THE FIRST INSTALMENT IN PETER MAY'S SENSATIONAL, MILLION-SELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.

A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith.

A MURDER

Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past.

A SECRET

Something lurks within the close-knit island community. Something sinister.

A TRAP

As Fin investigates, old skeletons begin to surface, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted.

(P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited©2011 Editions de Rouergue Europe Great Britain Mystery Police Procedurals Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scotland Exciting Scary Fiction

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Critic reviews

A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable
A wonderfully complex book (Peter James, on Entry Island)
The Lewis Man shone like a bright star out of this year's book lists. Lyrical, empathetic and moving (Alex Gray)
He is a terrific writer doing something different
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer (Sohpie Hannah)
Wonderfully compelling (Kate Mosse)
Western France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
Instantly struck by the beauty of the descriptions of the wild island terrain as well as by the roundedness and complexity of the characterisations
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization (Barry Forshaw)
Dark, exciting and atmospheric
Powerful and authentic
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending
Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed
All stars
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Took a while for me to get into this but boy was it worth sticking with! A haunting crime novel like nothing I have read before. written based on Lewis and read in a gentle Scottish accent. cracking ending. off to find another one!

twisting Scottish drama

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to end; gripping story, well told and narrated superbly.

Totally recommended.

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Brilliantly compiled and I found it difficult to put it down. Real piece of creative writing

The. Black house

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I picked this up as an easy listen and it was! I enjoyed the characters and learning more about the Hebridean life. Peter Forbes is really pleasant to listen to.

Enjoyable and entertaining

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Beautiful and a great listen, this is how to write, brilliant narration and wonderful writing and yes it’s a murder investigation but it is so so much more than that. Loved it. Took a while to get totally swept away but i did and it was worth listening.

Brilliantly descriptive and narrated with perfection a beautiful Scottish accent

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