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The Blackhouse

The gripping start to the bestselling crime series (The Lewis Thrillers Book 1)
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In The Blackhouse, a detective is sent to his childhood home on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides to investigate a gruesome murder. The island's rugged terrain and tight-knit community reveal secrets intertwined with his own past, creating a tense and atmospheric tale that blends crime investigation with personal redemption.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy intricate crime thrillers set against the atmospheric backdrop of the Outer Hebrides. It intricately weaves together a murder investigation with deep personal histories, offering rich character development and vivid descriptions of the Scottish landscape. Its blend of suspense and cultural depth makes for a captivating read.

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The Blackhouse

The Richard & Judy Book Club bestseller, and the first novel in the Peter May's million-selling Lewis trilogy.

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BOOK ONE IN THE MILLION-SELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A RICHARD & JUDY PICK.

WINNER OF THE USA'S BARRY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR.

PETER MAY: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT MURDER TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES

'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years' Independent

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.

LOVED The Blackhouse? Read book 2 in the Lewis trilogy, The Lewis Man

LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his latest frontlist thriller, A Silent Death

Series: The Lewis Thrillers

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The Blackhouse by Peter May has been praised for its vivid descriptions and fascinating storytelling, according to Literary Review. The book is also lauded for its excellent plotting and beautiful depictions of the Isle of Lewis, delivering a wonderful story as noted by Crime Pieces.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849163866

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: riverrun

Contributors:

  • Read by Peter Forbes

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 358g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Peter May was born and raised in Scotland. He was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. When his first book was adapted as a major drama series for the BBC, he quit journalism and during the high-octane fifteen years that followed, became one of Scotland's most successful television dramatists. He created three prime-time drama series, presided over two of the highest-rated serials in his homeland as script editor and producer, and worked on more than 1,000 episodes of ratings-topping drama before deciding to leave television to return to his first love, writing novels.

In 2021, he was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. He has also won several literature awards in France, received the USA's Barry Award for The Blackhouse, the first in his internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy; and in 2014 was awarded the ITV Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year award for Entry Island. Peter now lives in South-West France with his wife, writer Janice Hally.

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