He was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. The Blackhouse: The Lewis Trilogy (The Lewis Trilogy, 1), "Haunting"... "The fast-moving investigation sweeps Fin across the starkly beautiful Hebridean landscape into unexpected byways, back into the darker chapters of Scotland's past", Peter May is the multi award-winning author of the internationally best-selling Lewis Trilogy set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland; the China Thrillers, featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell; the critically-acclaimed Enzo Files, featuring Scottish forensic scientist Enzo MacLeod, which is set in France; and. The mysteries and crimes that Fin must unravel and solve connect to his life and others on the Isle of Lewis in ways that have lain buried for years. It isn't clear how they knew the exact location of 'Kates' home though. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! I don't usually read this genre, but I read 'I'll Keep You Safe' and wanted more. The Blackhouse was the first book by Peter May that I read. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2017. The Lewis Man (2nd in the Lewis Trilogy) by Peter May. Description. His artistry with words is akin to listening to a symphonic performance of music that plays light and dark, loud and soft to a stunning consistency of perfection. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2016. I think Peter May took a bit of author license to wrap it all up. Title: The Lewis Man: An Ingenious Crime Thriller About Memory and Murder (Lewis Trilogy 2) (The Lewis Trilogy) Author (s): Peter May. Any review of a book in this series must begin with the fact that Peter May is one of the most masterful storytellers writing today. This book opens with an omniscient narrator telling the reader that the body of a man has been found buried in the peat on the Isle of Lewis, the northernmost of the Outer Hebrides. In The Lewis Man, the second book of the trilogy, Fin Macleod has returned to the Isle of Lewis, the storm-tossed, wind-scoured outer Hebridean island where he was born and raised. A great mystery/thriller. Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2015. Among the many honors received, The Blackhouse, the first novel in May's acclaimed Lewis trilogy, won the Barry and Crime Thriller Hound awards. "The Lewis Man" won the Prix des Lecteurs du Télégramme - the Readers' Prize of of Le Télégramme newspaper in France. I'm not sure that I can do a proper review right away because the last book in the Lewis Trilogy is tapping its foot at me while I type. Macleod, a former Lewis man, has plenty of baggage & a world of woes; but he is a good detective and is determined to solve the crime, all the while he has a little-realized dream of finding his own family. Doubtful that Donald would have been able to board a plane with a rifle. The scenes on the island(s), the stark beauty, the peat bogs, the fierce ocean and the storms which come off it, and the difficult way the population (still) ekes out a living, are all magnificently pictured. Peter May was born and raised in Scotland. While I was mildly disappointed by The Blackhouse (the first book in the Lewis Trilogy), I found this second book, The Lewis Man, considerably more engaging. In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. The body, it transpires, is not evidence of an ancient ritual killing, but of a murder committed during the latter half of the twentieth century. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. In truth, there’s a great story here too but the way the tale unfolds and the care that’s been taken to order things just right and to disclose just enough whilst holding back a couple of nuggets of information until it can wait no longer… well, it’s a masterclass in how to get it right. Please try again. 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