Shortlisted for the 2013 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.
September 2012 Book of the Month.
Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the year 2012.
The second in the Lewis trilogy from the author of The Blackhouse . It is even better than the Richard & Judy chosen first. Having left his wife and career in Edinburgh, former policeman Fin Macleod has returned to live on the island of Lewis. The discovery of a unidentified corpse in a peat bog leads to a family asking for Fin's help and he feels duty-bound to help. One of our favourites of the month.
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 A MAN WITH NO NAME
An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer.
A MAN WITH NO MEMORY
But this islander, Tormod Macdonald - now an elderly man suffering from dementia - has always claimed to be an only child.
A MAN WITH NO CHOICE
When Tormod's family approach Fin Macleod for help, Fin feels duty-bound to solve the mystery.
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