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The Blackhouse

The Lewis Trilogy, Book 1

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The Blackhouse

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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A Sunday Times and Richard and Judy best seller and the first instalment 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.

©2011 Editions de Rouergue (P)2018 Quercus Editions Limited Mystery Thriller & Suspense Scotland Suspense Scary Fiction
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a great novel, held you thinking till the very end. narration was excellent. the first of a trilogy about life in the Hebrides, a must read

totally captivating

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I thoroughly enjoyed this! It was well written and extremely well read. The story was very cleverly told as both a police "whodunnit" and a biography of the main police officer that transported me easily to the rugged coast of Scotland and its surrounds. I am a big fan of the Shetland tv series and books and this was every bit as good. I absolutely recommend!

Fabulous!

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One of the best I've "read" lately. Just wonderful writing and it's made me want to visit these islands as soon as the pandemic is over. Although maybe not the gannet rock!

Love this book so much - I hope I have encouraged others to download it.

Oh and also the narrator with his range of accents was incredible. I've no way of knowing whether his islander accent is accurate but it certainly brought home to me, the strong influence of the Norweigan accent. Just fabulous.

AH-MAY-ZING !!!

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Great listen with twists I didn’t see. All storylines relevant but hard to see why until towards the middle of the book.

Unusual but it gets you

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Loved the voice and the story. So completely unique and wonderfully detailed. Loved the ending!!

Extremely Engaging

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Excellent story. Superbly read. Simple as that. not to be missed. Has to be the new nesbo.

Gripping

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Loved this book. Was so much more than a police procedural with Finn's background being well developed. I kept getting my map out to look at the settings. Fascinating about the guga hunt. Have bought the next two in the trilogy.

More than I expected

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Some books are clever entertaining ideas well written to entertain. This however felt very diffrent.
Have you ever seen celtic art work. It's the same knot, over and over again. By itself unremarkable.. But when you step back and see how one knot becomes allmost fractal in beauty. Not only does it become more than a knot, its art, but you are also left marveling at the subtle and f@#&ing intence craftsmanship that goes into such a peace.

This book is just like that, it's the same story of a small town told over and over again that pulls you in with the details then makes you step back and look at how it's all winding together... As a mystery? As a tragedy? As tale of brutally simple truiths about life?

This book is not well written. It's f#&kn crafted... out of out granite...and the ending...omfg.... will stay suck in your mind for days afterwards.

F#@&ing brilliant

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Loved the setting, the engaging story full of twists and turns, the characterisation and the flawless narration.
A definite 5-star listening experience.

A cracking tale

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An interesting story.Goid descriptive narrative. Easy to see & feel Lewis Island.
Well read, most enjoyable.

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