'A thriller with an intensity that never slackens, chilling and igneous at the same time, like the great country that serves as its setting. add depth.'- Publishers Weekly (starred review) The struggles of such multidimensional characters. Matches Macleod's tormented emotional landscape. Intricately plotted.'- Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review 'A writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth. Jacobsen, Library Journal (Starred Review)

Compare to Simon Beckett's Written in Bone for locale and Tana French for tone.'- Teresa L.

'Order, read, and pass it on! May brings the story to a breathtaking conclusion with an astonishing twist at the end. 'A gripping plot, pitch-perfect characterization, and an appropriately bleak setting drive this outstanding series debut.'- Connie Fletcher, Booklist (Starred Review) The Blackhouse Carole Johnstone 3.49 1,605 ratings448 reviews A richly atmospheric thriller set on an isolated Scottish island where nothing is as it seems and shocking twists lie around every corner. The Blackhouse is a suspense thriller, the first novel of The Lewis Trilogy, written by the Scottish writer Peter May. The Blackhouse was published in English by the award-winning Quercus (a relatively young publishing house which did not exist when the book was first presented to British publishers). Impressive writing.'- Marcel Berlins, The Times The Lewis Trilogy: The Blackhouse, The Lewis Man and The Chessmen Peter May 4. The trilogy has won several French literature awards, including one of the world's largest adjudicated readers awards, the Prix Cezam. 'A chilling setting for a gripping novel. ' The Blackhouse shines with intrigue and superb plotting.'- Carol Memmet, USA Today

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