Peter May, The Black Loch

“Rare is the author who can return to the scene of his greatest triumphs after years away and add to his/her legacy but Peter May has done just that.  He returns to the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides after a ten-year absence and has crafted a story that hangs well with Blackhouse, the first, and finest, in his Lewis trilogy. Fin Macleod returns after a ten-year absence in support of his son accused of murder. No longer a policeman but still with the nose of a copper, and contacts on the force, he senses that something isn’t adding up even as his son confesses. Mr. May is a consummate storyteller and all his skills are evident here as he reintroduces us to the quirky, suspicious islanders, and secrets that have remained hidden for decades now coming to the fore to threaten friendships and livelihoods. This is a page-turner galore.” — Pete Mock