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  • The Lewis Man

  • By: Peter May
  • Narrated by: Peter Forbes
  • Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (317 ratings)

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The Lewis Man

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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Short-listed for Audible Sounds Crime Award

An unidentified corpse is recovered from a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. News of the discovery soon reaches Fin Macleod. However, since swapping his life in Edinburgh for a quiet existence on Lewis, such mysteries are no longer a concern for the former detective inspector. Or so he thought. The sequel to The Blackhouse, which was selected for the WH Smith Richard and Judy Bookclub, and the second book in the Lewis trilogy.

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Even better than the first

Enjoyed the first book in this trilogy (The Blackhouse) so much, I was almost reluctant to read the second in case it was disappointing. I just did t see how he could do better.
Happily, I was wrong. Superb writing (again), a fascinating cast of characters, some new, some known, the glorious background of the islands in the north of Scotland with descriptions so alive and so lyrical it makes me want to go there.
And then there is the superb narration of Peter Forbes, who never lets his narration get between you and the book. Who reads in a way that the Gaelic and Scots words roll from his tongue , heightening the pleasure. Loved it. A superb writer paired with a superb narrator - what a magnificent pairing. I’d listen to just about anything from these two.

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Brilliant

Beautifully written the descriptions of Johnny with dementia trying to recall his past tugged at my heart a very emotional story can’t wait to read more from this amazing author

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Wonderful Read

Loved this story - fantastic performance by Peter Forbes and such details of a life in the Hebrides that most of us don’t know. Thoroughly recommend on all counts.

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Great!

I didn’t see that coming until the very end! It all wrapped up rather quickly.

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loved it

the way Jonny's dementia is written of is heart-breakingly beautiful. and the performance is outstanding

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A very good read/listening book.

As usual this book has been well written and narrated. The story has relevance to the way we treated children then and even now. I got caught up in the story line and it dragged me back into the life of the characters right up to the end. The Narrator did a great job of the characters within each part of the story.

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Outstanding

I really enjoyed this amazing story by Peter May. Rarely does one read a murder mystery that has been written with such finesse. And what can I say about the talented narrator, Peter Forbes, other than wow? This author and this narrator are the ultimate combination.

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Well done Peter May and Peter Forbes. what a team

these two guys are outstanding together. hopefully more to come. looking forward to next book in the trilogy

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Very unusual storyline but brilliant.

This story has been very good to listen to.
Having had my father suffer dementia it gave an insight as to what it could be like as a sufferer.
Josey

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Loved it!!

Loved this book so much, such an intriguing storyline! Kept me guessing till the end. Highly recommend!

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