Lewis Trilogy by Peter May 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction

Description: Lewis Trilogy by Peter May 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction Author: Peter MayPublisher: Quercus PublishingFormat: PaperbackReading Age: Young Adult Titles In The Set: 1. The Lewis Man2. The Blackhouse3. The Chessmen Description: The Lewis ManA perfectly preserved body is recovered from a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis. The male Caucasian corpse - marked by several horrific stab wounds - is initially believed by its finders to be over two-thousand years old. Until they spot the Elvis tattoo on his right arm. 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. Meanwhile, Fin Macleod has returned to the island of his birth. Having left his wife, his life in Edinburgh and his career in the police force, the former Detective Inspector is intent on repairing past relationships and restoring his parents' derelict croft. But when DNA tests flag a familial match between the bog body and the father of Fin's childhood sweetheart, Marsaili Macdonald, Fin finds his homecoming more turbulent than expected. Tormod Macdonald, now an elderly man in the grip of dementia, had always claimed to be an only child without close family. A lie, Fin will soon discover, Tormod has had very good reason to hide behind. The BlackhouseA MURDER: A brutal killing has taken place on Scotland's most remote island. Detective 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 beneath the close-knit, God-fearing facade of the Lewis community. Something primal. As Fin investigates, old secrets are unearthed, and soon he, the hunter, becomes the hunted. The Blackhouse is a crime novel of rare power and vision. Peter May has crafted a page-turning murder mystery that explores the darkness in our soul, and just how difficult it is to escape the past. The ChessmenTHE NEW STARTBack living on Lewis, former detective Fin Macleod has been charged with investigating the disappearance of game from an island estate.THE OLD FRIENDThis assignment will reunite him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, and the custodian of a conspiracy concerning Fin's formative years.THE FINAL CHAPTERIt will also open Fin's eyes to two decades of deception: placing his legacy in doubt, and his life in danger.

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