This is a crime novel of rare power and vision. When a brutal murder on the Isle of Lewis bears the hallmarks of a
similar slaying in Edinburgh, police detective Fin Macleod is dispatched
north to investigate. But since he himself was raised on Lewis, the
investigation also represents a journey home and into his past. Peter May has crafted a page-turning murder mystery that explores the
darkness in our souls, and shows us just how difficult it is to escape the past.
THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021
'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years.' Independent 'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of Books PETER MAY: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT MURDER TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES
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.
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