The Blackhouse
Paperback Published on: 01/09/2011
Price: £10.99
Synopsis
A Sunday Times Bestseller
The First Installment 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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Quercus Publishing
- ISBN: 9781849163866
- Number of pages: 512
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 32 mm
- Weight: 358g
- Languages: English
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Amazing
A truley magnificent book & author. I love the sheer in depth detail & place it's set. The whole story line is different to those of other Crime novels. Th... READ MORE
thrilling
Only weeks after the death of his young son, Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent to Lewis, the Hebridean island of his birth to use his local knowledge... READ MORE
Great Start To The Series.
I’m not the biggest of crime readers, generally I dabble in and out, but this is certainly one of the best I have ever read. As soon as I was done with thi... READ MORE
Has some faults, but will read No 2
Having read the blurb on the back I was expecting either a Val McDermid or Deaver type cat and mouse, murderer and detective thriller but the murder itself... READ MORE
Excellent
Excellent book, gripping!
Great twist at the end!
Look forward to reading the second book!!
very impressed
This is first Peter May book I have read loved the story the twists can't wait for the Lewis Man next year
boring
i got this book as a christmas present as i asked for it. I did not realise that The black house is a trilogy book and its Book one. The black house is set... READ MORE
Fantastic story
This is a truely remarkable story. great twist and excellent storyline. It's so east to understand!
smashing
Have thoroughly enjoyed this book, have now read the second novel and am looking forward to the third
A Good Read.
Detective Fin Macleod has returned to the Isle of Lewis where he grew up, to investigate a murder.
This book has it all, murder, mystery, secrets, lies and... READ MORE
Relentlessly depressing
This started well, with an atmospheric setting, intriguing plot and a main protagonist with a traumatic backstory. However, I lost interest in the story ar... READ MORE
excellent British crime fiction
The Blackhouse is the first book in the Lewis Trilogy by award-winning British journalist and author, Peter May. The murder on Lewis Island has the same MO... READ MORE
Fantastic read
I have read may crime thrillers and this is one of the very best I have ever read. Part of a trilogy and have read them all.
Highly recommended.
Fantastic read
I love the characters. Could not stop reading this book and have now started the next book of the trilogy.
This book kept me engaged from beginning to en... READ MORE