The Lewis Man: AN INGENIOUS CRIME THRILLER ABOUT MEMORY AND MURDER (LEWIS TRILOGY 2) (The Lewis Trilogy)

‘May has a prodigal inventiveness which springs off every page … This is terrific stuff and a reminder that when a crime novelist of authority sets his sights high the results can be as persuasive as the best writing in any genre … Fin is something special in the field of fictional policemen and The Lewis Man will have readers impatient for the third part of this trilogy’

Daily Express

‘May’s thriller is gripping, atmospheric and educational’

Mail on Sunday

‘The plot throbs with past and present passions, jealousies, suspicions and regrets; the emotional secrets of the bleak island are even deeper than its peat bog’

The Times

‘A traditional whodunit … The depiction of the island atmosphere is as impressive as the action’

Sunday Telegraph

‘It’s a relief to find that the second novel in May’s Isle of Lewis trilogy is as good as its superb predecessor, The Blackhouse … This is not only a good mystery, but also a moving and evocative portrayal of a place where the unforgiving weather is matched only by the church’s harsh patronage’

Guardian

‘A thriller full to bursting with twists … The Lewis Man, as with The Blackhouse, delivers the chilling tale within the perfectly described setting of the Western Isles’

Time Out

‘Peter May’s sequel to last year’s bestseller The Blackhouse is even more impressive than its predecessor’

Big Issue Scotland

‘This, the second novel in Peter May’s Lewis trilogy, is another fantastic book and every bit as excellent as The Blackhouse … The story is so well written that it absorbs you completely . . . Very highly recommended’

Euro Crime