Coffin Road
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Summary
In his latest mystery set in Scotland and the Outer Hebrides， award-winning author Peter May spins a tale about three disparate cases that may or may not be linked。。。
On the remote Isle of Harris in Scotland's Outer Hebrides， a man washes up on a deserted beach， hypothermic and completely disoriented。 He has no idea who he is or how he got there。 The only clue to his condition is a map of the island showing a desolate， ancient path called the Coffin Road。 With a sense of dread and no clear idea what lies at the other end， he knows he must follow the trail if he has any hope of discovering his identity。
Meanwhile， homicide detective George Gunn makes the rough ocean crossing to a remote， sea-battered lighthouse on a rock in the northern Atlantic， twenty miles west of the Outer Hebrides， to investigate a brutal murder。 Despite its isolation， the tiny island has seen its share of tragedy: more than a century earlier， three lighthouse keepers disappeared， never to be seen or heard from again。 And now there is a new tragedy， and Gunn must figure out what happened。
At the same time， a teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom， desperate to discover the truth about her father's death。 Two years after the discovery of the pioneering scientist's suicide note， Karen Fleming still cannot accept that her father would willingly abandon her。 And the more she discovers about the nature of his research， the more she suspects that suicide had nothing to do with it。
On the remote Isle of Harris in Scotland's Outer Hebrides， a man washes up on a deserted beach， hypothermic and completely disoriented。 He has no idea who he is or how he got there。 The only clue to his condition is a map of the island showing a desolate， ancient path called the Coffin Road。 With a sense of dread and no clear idea what lies at the other end， he knows he must follow the trail if he has any hope of discovering his identity。
Meanwhile， homicide detective George Gunn makes the rough ocean crossing to a remote， sea-battered lighthouse on a rock in the northern Atlantic， twenty miles west of the Outer Hebrides， to investigate a brutal murder。 Despite its isolation， the tiny island has seen its share of tragedy: more than a century earlier， three lighthouse keepers disappeared， never to be seen or heard from again。 And now there is a new tragedy， and Gunn must figure out what happened。
At the same time， a teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom， desperate to discover the truth about her father's death。 Two years after the discovery of the pioneering scientist's suicide note， Karen Fleming still cannot accept that her father would willingly abandon her。 And the more she discovers about the nature of his research， the more she suspects that suicide had nothing to do with it。
Reviews
Karen
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A bit slow and dragging at the beginning but improved as it moved on
Anne
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Another great book from Peter May。 The story is set against the wonderful Scottish Isles with fantastic descriptions of the beauty of the area。 The reader can almost feel the wind on their face and smell the salt of the sea while admiring the colour changing landscape。If you have an interest in bee's you will love this story， as the purpose and function of bee's within our community and the wider world is a strong theme。 I did learn a thing or two。This novel has it all， secrets， lies， murder and Another great book from Peter May。 The story is set against the wonderful Scottish Isles with fantastic descriptions of the beauty of the area。 The reader can almost feel the wind on their face and smell the salt of the sea while admiring the colour changing landscape。If you have an interest in bee's you will love this story， as the purpose and function of bee's within our community and the wider world is a strong theme。 I did learn a thing or two。This novel has it all， secrets， lies， murder and mystery and is a great read。 。。。more
Lila
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A standalone thriller set in Scotland's Outer Hebrides with a protagonist who has amnesia。 Environmental concerns over bee population declines provide context。 There is one plotting weakness that other readers have spotted as one misdirection gets a bit confusing。 A standalone thriller set in Scotland's Outer Hebrides with a protagonist who has amnesia。 Environmental concerns over bee population declines provide context。 There is one plotting weakness that other readers have spotted as one misdirection gets a bit confusing。 。。。more
Mary Kay Aronson
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3。5 stars - Set in the Hebrides， this book was made for me。 It was a pretty good mystery and I love the locales。
Catherine McAllister
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Brought the Isle of Harris and Lewis to life。 With some twists and terns to keep you guessing。
Don
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I loved the setting and the vivid descriptions of Harris and Lewis。 The story was okay， but it left me somewhat underwhelmed。 It certainly didn’t hold my attention like The Lewis Trilogy。
Ellinor Leonard
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A good yarn well written worth reading more of his books。
Patrick
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Solid story， good characters， if not together surprising plot line。 Not as strong as The Lewis Trilogy， but still worth reading。 Solid story， good characters， if not together surprising plot line。 Not as strong as The Lewis Trilogy， but still worth reading。 。。。more
Lynn
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Great setting and amazingly confusing mystery。
Eleanor Taylor
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The best book I have read for a while。 It had me gripped within the first 30 pages 。 Will look forward to the next one
John Bohnert
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Wow。 This novel was so very engrossing。I'm so glad that I read it。 Wow。 This novel was so very engrossing。I'm so glad that I read it。 。。。more
Crimson Lim
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3。5/5
Mary
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Another superb novel by Peter May。 This one is clever， suspenseful and un-put-downable。 I definitely recommend it。
Neptunem
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Thoroughly enjoy the setting of these books。 The story is almost incidental！
Jacqueline Weston
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When I first started this book I found it very slow going， nearly gave up， I was only going to give it 2or 3 stars， I am glad that I continued， it all started to come together， didn’t quite finish as I thought it might， thankfully
Ann
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It has everything a good thriller should have - suspense， a sense of danger and kept me gripped but more than that I was really drawn in by the descriptive writing of the beautiful landscape of the Isle of Harris。 Another place to add to my bucket list when we can travel again。 Also includes some fascinating facts about bees as an extra bonus。
VICKI HERBERT
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Started out a good mystery but。。。 fizzled out。。。SPOILERS AHEAD so read at your peril:This story started out with a mystery。。。a man washes ashore on a stormy evening 。。。he can't remember who he is or what he was doing before he was thrown into the sea。 That part of the story piqued my interest straight away。。。。。。 the rest of the tale fizzled out for me as the story progressed。 There were several storylines going on and sometimes I found it hard to care about the others introduced。。。Worst of all。。 Started out a good mystery but。。。 fizzled out。。。SPOILERS AHEAD so read at your peril:This story started out with a mystery。。。a man washes ashore on a stormy evening 。。。he can't remember who he is or what he was doing before he was thrown into the sea。 That part of the story piqued my interest straight away。。。。。。 the rest of the tale fizzled out for me as the story progressed。 There were several storylines going on and sometimes I found it hard to care about the others introduced。。。Worst of all。。。unexplained， loose ends。 For instance， when "Neal" returns to what he believes is his home and greets his wife and daughter， they don't know him。。。yet by the end of the book， his daughter knows him。。。Also， what was the significance of the title "Coffin Road"？ Evidently nothing。。。it was just the location where Neal hid his beehives？？？ What a waste。。。Most of the book was good and atmospheric， painting a fairly realistic picture of life on a windy， rainy coast but the story fell flat for me and I would hesitate to recommend it anyone else。A great coastal mystery is "Riptide" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child。 Try that one if you were as disappointed with this novel as I was。 。。。more
Michelle
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I'm not sure I get on with Peter May's books and/or his writing style。 Unlike the previous nook I read of his， I enjoyed the beginning of this story and the mystery it threw up for the reader to learn about。 I loved the setting and the descriptions of the landscape， but I'm a sucker for Scotland and its islands being described well in books。Unfortunately， the narrative becomes much less engaging and the characters are much more clichéd。 By the end， some of the decisions made and the events relay I'm not sure I get on with Peter May's books and/or his writing style。 Unlike the previous nook I read of his， I enjoyed the beginning of this story and the mystery it threw up for the reader to learn about。 I loved the setting and the descriptions of the landscape， but I'm a sucker for Scotland and its islands being described well in books。Unfortunately， the narrative becomes much less engaging and the characters are much more clichéd。 By the end， some of the decisions made and the events relayed don't make sense。 Have given this a three-star rating because of the strong start but - for me - this is teetering on a two-star book。 Not sure I'll read more from this author， even though I have more available to me。 。。。more
Cindy
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I loved Peter May’s Lewis Trilogy。 His writing evokes the harsh but beautiful environment of the Hebrides and northern Scotland。 This book is not a part of a series， but the setting is just as atmospheric and an important “character” of this book。 Great mystery with many twists and turns。 Good read。
Bridget
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I really enjoyed this beautifully written book。 The mystery kept me guessing as to what was happening， and。 how the threads and characters fitted together （or didn't） I found it difficult to 'put down'。 （I 'read' this on audible， narrated by Peter Forbes） I really enjoyed this beautifully written book。 The mystery kept me guessing as to what was happening， and。 how the threads and characters fitted together （or didn't） I found it difficult to 'put down'。 （I 'read' this on audible， narrated by Peter Forbes） 。。。more
Kate
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An astounding plot with much suspense， bizaare but believable characters and excellent twists and turns。 Again， the landscape of the Isle of Harris was one of the characters。
Hamish Tso
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With another gripping mystery-thriller set in the Outer Hebrides， Peter May always amazes me with the level of detail and research put into his novels。 It always results in a very polished final product， and a story which feels grounded firmly in reality while staying faithful to the history of the rugged wilderness of its setting。 The story itself is also very well-written and paced out exactly how a mystery should: small details released little by little from different characters' perspectives With another gripping mystery-thriller set in the Outer Hebrides， Peter May always amazes me with the level of detail and research put into his novels。 It always results in a very polished final product， and a story which feels grounded firmly in reality while staying faithful to the history of the rugged wilderness of its setting。 The story itself is also very well-written and paced out exactly how a mystery should: small details released little by little from different characters' perspectives until the reader can piece it together。 A very enjoyable read， and one which I hope to forget entirely so I can experience it again。 。。。more
Bojan Tamburic
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Coffin Road is an atmospheric murder mystery set in the rugged landscape of the Outer Hebrides。 It has an unexpected environmental science element， which made it particularly enjoyable for me。
Bob George
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A man washes up on the shores of the Hebridean Isle of Harris。 He has no memory of how he got there or who he is。 The story is first about how he tries to find his identity; and later how he tries to work out if he has killed someone。 He finds that his neighbours in the isolated place he lives know him as Neal Maclean， a writer researching for a book on the mysterious disappearance of 3 lighthousemen on the isles of Flannen。 The only clue to his identity is a map tracing a track called the Coffi A man washes up on the shores of the Hebridean Isle of Harris。 He has no memory of how he got there or who he is。 The story is first about how he tries to find his identity; and later how he tries to work out if he has killed someone。 He finds that his neighbours in the isolated place he lives know him as Neal Maclean， a writer researching for a book on the mysterious disappearance of 3 lighthousemen on the isles of Flannen。 The only clue to his identity is a map tracing a track called the Coffin Road。Maybe there is a Coffin Road？ There was the loss of three light house men on the isale of Flannen back in 1900。 Neal Maclean is supposedely researching this。 The book is easy to read and has a good unfolding of clues around Neal Maclean's real identity and also his increasing awareness of what he was doing and what his character is really like。I've worked with people who have lost their identity and how memories may slowly re appear。 The intact factual knowledge base mirrors what does happen; and jumps in self awareness also seemed to me to make sense; though at some point there is a sudden awakening and it all comes back is good for the story but fairly unlikely。 I enjoyed that darkness at the start where he cant work out who he is and how people know him。 Peter May writes well; and it was also enjoyable to have DS George Gunn as the lead policeman; he pops into the Peter May stories almost as a walk in but decisive character is many of the stories。How to do these star ratings？ It's probably a 4 star given how easy it is to read and how the story unfolds 。。。more
Deb Jones
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The story， and the suspense， begins with a man regaining consciousness on an abandoned beach in the Outer Hebrides only to realize he doesn't know where he is -- or who he is。Detective Sargent Gunn is summoned to Harris Island， Outer Hebrides， to investigate the murder of an unknown man on the sparsely populated island。Seventeen-year-old Karen Fleming has been acting out for the last two years， ever since the suicidal death of her father。 Although Karen's changed herself externally and done all The story， and the suspense， begins with a man regaining consciousness on an abandoned beach in the Outer Hebrides only to realize he doesn't know where he is -- or who he is。Detective Sargent Gunn is summoned to Harris Island， Outer Hebrides， to investigate the murder of an unknown man on the sparsely populated island。Seventeen-year-old Karen Fleming has been acting out for the last two years， ever since the suicidal death of her father。 Although Karen's changed herself externally and done all she can to block her emotions from the sudden loss of her father， she comes to realize what a charade she's been perpetrating on herself and others。 With fresh determination， Karen leaves home to find out what drove her father to take his own life -- or is he still alive somewhere？These three scenarios play out individually but also begin to morph into one another as the story moves forward。 Add to this a secretive scientific research project that certain agricultural product manufacturers will do anything to stop and you've got mounting tension and suspense the way Peter May delivers it。 。。。more
David Ward
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Just before Christmas I was hospitalised for a while。 Recovering from my operation I asked my wife to bring me a book。 She chose "Coffin Road"。 Peter May is a favourite author of us both， and we both love the Outer Hebrides which provide the setting for many of his books， including most of this one。 "Coffin Road" proved to be a fine thriller， based around the saving of our world's bee population。 Coincidentally I'd very recently enjoyed reading Suzie Carr's "The Dance" which also centres on this Just before Christmas I was hospitalised for a while。 Recovering from my operation I asked my wife to bring me a book。 She chose "Coffin Road"。 Peter May is a favourite author of us both， and we both love the Outer Hebrides which provide the setting for many of his books， including most of this one。 "Coffin Road" proved to be a fine thriller， based around the saving of our world's bee population。 Coincidentally I'd very recently enjoyed reading Suzie Carr's "The Dance" which also centres on this same theme。 Both books make it clear how important bees are to our future。 Do consider reading this if you love thrillers。 Maybe （as reading it and "The Dance" did for me） you'll become aware of a massive world problem that you'd previously barely recognised。 。。。more
Erika
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Very readable with lots of twists and turns; it was a fun way to visit the Outer Hebrides again。
Cristina
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Lettura veloce， ma non entusiasmante。Inizia bene， con il protagonista che si sveglia su una spiaggia privo di memoria di chi sia e di cosa gli sia successo。 L'angoscia che prova il protagonista è descitta molto bene， così come la sorpresa di fronte alla scoperta che la sua identità non è quella che vicini e "amici" ritenevano fosse， e che la vita che viveva da due anni era una finzione。 Quando la narrazione si sposta sugli altri - pochi - protagonisti il racconto divena più "classico"， con i dub Lettura veloce， ma non entusiasmante。Inizia bene， con il protagonista che si sveglia su una spiaggia privo di memoria di chi sia e di cosa gli sia successo。 L'angoscia che prova il protagonista è descitta molto bene， così come la sorpresa di fronte alla scoperta che la sua identità non è quella che vicini e "amici" ritenevano fosse， e che la vita che viveva da due anni era una finzione。 Quando la narrazione si sposta sugli altri - pochi - protagonisti il racconto divena più "classico"， con i dubbi dell'investigatore che lavora sul caso e le avventure di Karen， altra protagonista del racconto。Un finale meno veloce avrebbe forse aiutato， come un paio di spiegazioni in più。 Già che si cambiavano i vari punti di vista sarebbe stato carino dedicare qualche capitolo in più ai cattivi della storia， che così spariscono nella banalità più totale。Lati positivi:Pochi personaggi， non tocca tenere nota di chi è chi;Splendide descrizioni dei paesaggi della costa scozzese;Un inizio adrenalinico;Lunghezza non eccessiva。Due stelle e mezza。E' ok， ma non lo rileggerò di sicuro。 。。。more
Susan Davidson
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This captured me from page one to the end。 An excellent read
Tracy Greer- Hansen
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My least favourite of his books but still a decent read 。 A man washes up on shore。 He is conscious but has no memory which takes him on a journey to learn about his past。 When a body has been found among the area that he lives and he is unsure whether he has killed the man or not。 The one thing that Peter May is a genius at is that hecan create great atmosphere。 “The wind is as relentless as the rain， and it feels as if it is flaying the skin from our faces。 " My least favourite of his books but still a decent read 。 A man washes up on shore。 He is conscious but has no memory which takes him on a journey to learn about his past。 When a body has been found among the area that he lives and he is unsure whether he has killed the man or not。 The one thing that Peter May is a genius at is that hecan create great atmosphere。 “The wind is as relentless as the rain， and it feels as if it is flaying the skin from our faces。 " 。。。more
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