The Blackhouse by Peter May

Published on by Margaret

I’ve had The Lewis Man, Peter May’s second book in his Lewis Trilogy since last year, but I haven’t read it yet as I’ve been meaning to read the trilogy in order. I’ve borrowed the first book, The Blackhouse, from the library and as I’ve just realised that it is due back next week – I thought I’d better start it.

 

It begins:

Prologue

They are just kids. Sixteen years old. Emboldened by alcohol, and hastened by the approaching Sabbath, they embrace the dark in search of love, and find only death.

A chilling beginning!

There is a murder, on the beautiful and desolate Isle of Lewis. Detective Inspector Fin MacLeod is sent to investigate. And there is a secret, something sinister lurking in the close-knit community. This is a mystery set in a place where ‘the past is ever near the surface, and life blurs into myth and history.’

It all looks very promising I think.

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6 thoughts on “The Blackhouse by Peter May”

  1. I am going to be really interested in what you think of this as you get further in, but I’m not going to say any more because I don’t want to colour your reading.

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  3. It’s a fantastic book. One of my favourites from last year. I hope you love it as much as I did. The trouble is, it was so good I’m almost loathe to read The Lewis Man in case it does live up to The Black House!

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  5. Thanks for your comments.
    Alex, now I want to know what you thought of it.
    Irene, I agree.
    Cath, I know what you mean, sometimes a second book fails to be as good as the first. I gave up waiting for The Black House to be as cheap as The Lewis Man on Kindle and did what you did – borrowed it from the library. I just hope I can renew it!

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