Edinburgh Detective Fin Mcleod's life is falling apart
when
his job forces him to return back to work. A murder has
occurred in his home village that bears a similar MO to a
murder Fin investigated months earlier. The victim, Angus
Macritchie, is someone Fin knows all too well. Will Fin's
memories of his childhood aid in finding a killer? And is
there a connection between the murders?
THE BLACKHOUSE is the first book in a trilogy featuring
Fin
Mcleod. The story is told through flashbacks to Fin's
childhood as Peter May seamlessly weaves back and forth
between the past and present. I like seeing the different
viewpoints on the characters as we get glimpses of the
events that have shaped them into the adults Fin now sees.
However, it is the setting itself that truly takes my
breath
away in THE BLACKHOUSE! Peter May paints a grim, dark
portrait of poverty and the clash of cultures. The
differences between the tiny village of Crobost and the
mainland of Scotland are sharply drawn as we see how the
culture and relationships are so closely intertwined on
the
Isle of Lewis. I particularly like the whole concept of
the
guga harvesting and its impact on the overall culture of
the
island.
THE BLACKHOUSE is an introspective mystery that delves
into
the hearts and loves of mankind. Grief is a central theme
of
the story but there is still a glimmer of hope that
permeates even the darkest moments. I thoroughly enjoyed
THE
BLACKHOUSE and look forward to reading the rest of Peter
May's trilogy!
From acclaimed author and television dramatist Peter May
comes the first book in the Lewis Trilogy--a riveting
mystery series set on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's
Outer
Hebrides, a formidable and forbidding world where
tradition
rules and people adhere to ancient ways of life.
When a grisly murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis that has
the hallmarks of a killing he's investigating on the
mainland, Edinburgh detective and native islander Fin
Macleod is dispatched to see if the two deaths are
connected. His return after nearly two decades not only
represents a police investigation, but a voyage into his
own
troubled past. As Fin reconnects with the places and
people
of his tortured childhood, he feels the island once again
asserting its grip on his psyche. And every step forward
in
solving the murder takes him closer to a dangerous
confrontation with the tragic events of the past that
shaped--and nearly destroyed--Fin's life.
The Blackhouse is a thriller of rare power and vision that
explores the darkest recesses of the soul.
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