Entry Island is part of the remote Iles de la Madeleine in the Gulf of St. Lawrence far off the coast of Quebec, Canada. When Montreal detective Sime Mackenzie is assigned to an investigative team going to Entry Island, he's dealing with insomnia brought on by a bitter divorce and his lonely, unfulfilled life. It does not help that his unfaithful ex-wife is also part of the team, and it's a very small island. With a population of barely over 100, there's now one less with the murder of its wealthiest inhabitant.

Of course, the victim's wife is the most likely suspect, since she was found with his blood all over her. Moreover, her explanation of what took place seems a little unlikely given all the evidence at the scene. Sime, however, is inclined to believe her. Upon their first meeting, Sime feels a close affinity and is sure he knows her from somewhere. Now his insomnia is plagued by dreams of an earlier life on a Scottish island -- and she is there with him. Could these dreams be triggered by the stories from an ancestor's diaries that were read to Sime as a child? He has to find out the connection, and soon, since the rest of Sime's team is convinced he's lost all perspective on the murder case.

Smartly written with a precise use of flashbacks and complex characters, Peter May's ENTRY ISLAND is a riveting crime thriller. Surprising revelations from the ancestor's diaries add significant elements to the present- day suspense, leading to an emotionally intense conclusion. Peter May again proves his writing prowess with this exciting new thriller.