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The Chessmen

The explosive finale in the million-selling series (The Lewis Thrillers Book 3)

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The Chessmen

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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 THE NAIL-BITING, BESTSELLING FINAL CHAPTER IN THE LEWIS TRILOGY
'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years' Independent
'Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth' New York Times
PETER MAY: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT MURDER TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES

THE NEW START

Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal game-hunting taking place on the island.

THE OLD FRIEND

This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret.

THE FINAL CHAPTER

But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realizes that revealing the truth could destroy the future.

LOVED THE LEWIS TRILOGY? Read Peter May's other Hebrides thrillers, COFFIN ROAD and I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE.
LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his latest frontlist thriller, A SILENT DEATH

(P)2013 WF Howes Ltd©2013 Peter May Crime Thrillers Europe Fiction Great Britain International Mystery & Crime Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Detective Suspense

Critic Reviews

A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable
A wonderfully complex book (Peter James, on Entry Island)
The Lewis Man shone like a bright star out of this year's book lists. Lyrical, empathetic and moving (Alex Gray)
He is a terrific writer doing something different (Mark Billingham)
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer (Sophie Hannah)
Wonderfully compelling (Kate Mosse)
Western France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
Instantly struck by the beauty of the descriptions of the wild island terrain as well as by the roundedness and complexity of the characterisations
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years (Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy)
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
All stars
Most relevant
This has a wonderful story told in a lovely and moving way about people you can believe in.

Great book

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another story by this author the narration as well up to usual standard enjoyed frim start to finish well worth a read.

Usual standard

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I love all three of the Trilogy. In this last one the surprises keep coming and just when I have figured it out. All the characters are believable and the narrator so good I could listen forever. If only there were a series following Finn and his life. Immense gratitude to Peter May and Peter Forbes that made these three books so thoroughly enjoyable.

Twists and turns

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Can't wait to read more about Flynn McCloud. A flawed human being with a sensitive heart trying to navigate his life. just like most of us.

Great listening.

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I didn't find this as spell binding as some of his other books. I found my mind kept wandering and I could come back to the story and I hadn't missed anything.

Easy Listening

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