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The Lewis Man: The much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling hit (The Lewis Trilogy Book 2)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Lewis Man: The much-anticipated sequel to the bestselling hit (The Lewis Trilogy Book 2)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter May
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Series | The Lewis Trilogy |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:448 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Crime and mystery |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780857382221
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Quercus Publishing
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Imprint |
riverrun
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Publication Date |
30 August 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO THE BLACKHOUSE BOOK TWO IN THE MILLION-SELLING LEWIS TRILOGY 'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years' Independent A MAN WITH NO NAME An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. A MAN WITH NO MEMORY But this islander, Tormod Macdonald - now an elderly man suffering from dementia - has always claimed to be an only child. A MAN WITH NO CHOICE When Tormod's family approach Fin Macleod for help, Fin feels duty-bound to solve the mystery. LOVED THE LEWIS MAN? Read book 3 in the Lewis trilogy, THE CHESSMEN LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his latest frontlist thriller, A SILENT DEATH
Author Biography
Peter May was born and raised in Scotland. He was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. He is the million-selling author of the Lewis trilogy, the Enzo Files and the China thrillers; and of the Sunday Times bestselling standalone novels Entry Island, Runaway and Coffin Road. Peter now lives in South-West france with his wife, writer Janice Hally.
ReviewsA rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday * A wonderfully complex book * Peter James, on Entry Island * The Lewis Man shone like a bright star out of this year's book lists. Lyrical, empathetic and moving -- Alex Gray He is a terrific writer doing something different -- Mark Billingham From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer -- Sophie Hannah Wonderfully compelling -- Kate Mosse Western France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence * Guardian * Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth * New York Times * Instantly struck by the beauty of the descriptions of the wild island terrain as well as by the roundedness and complexity of the characterisations * The Times * One of the best regarded crime series of recent years -- Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy * Independent * May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times * Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization -- Barry Forshaw * Independent * Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday * Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald * Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times * A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending * Tangled Web * Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed * The Good Book Guide *
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