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The Lewis Man

The Lewis Man

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  • Author：Peter May
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Summary

Marilyn Stasio in The New York Times raved: "Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth。" Among the many honors received， The Blackhouse， the first novel in May's acclaimed Lewis trilogy， won the Barry and Crime Thriller Hound awards。

In The Lewis Man， the second book of the trilogy， Fin Macleod has returned to the Isle of Lewis， the storm-tossed， wind-scoured outer Hebridean island where he was born and raised。 Having left behind his adult life in Edinburgh--including his wife and his career in the police force--the former Detective Inspector is intent on repairing past relationships and restoring his parents' derelict cottage。 His plans are interrupted when an unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog。 The only clue to its identity is a DNA match to a local farmer， the now-senile Tormod Macdonald--the father of Fin's childhood sweetheart， Marsaili--a man who has claimed throughout his life to be an only child， practically an orphan。 Reluctantly drawn into the investigation， Fin uncovers deep family secrets even as he draws closer to the killer who wishes to keep them hidden。

Already an international bestseller and winner of numerous awards， including France's Prix des Lecteurs du Telegramme， The Lewis Man has the lyrical verve of Ian Rankin and the gutsy risk-taking of Benjamin Black。 As fascinating and forbidding as the Hebridean landscape， the book （according to The Times） "throbs with past and present passions， jealousies， suspicions and regrets; the emotional secrets of the bleak island are even deeper than its peat bog。"

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Reviews

Bodil Enoksson ，

This is a good and well-written book， but I read it just after finishing No 1 （Black House） and found myself wondering what childhood Peter May himself had had！ Became an over load of horrid and unhappy childhoods。 But still， I liked the book， and also found it interesting。 And despite all the sadness， I felt that there was hope in the ending。

QuantumLeapy ，

Well， the second book is better than the first one， but still， it is a boring book。 Maybe I just get used to the author's thoughts by reading the first book of the trilogy。 I understood this one better than the first one。 However， it won't change Peter May is a bad author in my mind。 I still hate this trilogy and still hate his style of writing。 This is still a very badly written book。 Well， the second book is better than the first one， but still， it is a boring book。 Maybe I just get used to the author's thoughts by reading the first book of the trilogy。 I understood this one better than the first one。 However， it won't change Peter May is a bad author in my mind。 I still hate this trilogy and still hate his style of writing。 This is still a very badly written book。 。。。more

Patricia ，

It was ok。 I got lost and confused on some parts of the book。

Brianna Wright ，

Did not disappoint - a compelling sequel to The Black house。

Paul Harvey ，

It is almost 2 years since I read the first book in this trilogy。 I was a little underwhelmed by The Blackhouse。 But intrigued by the premise of The Lewis Man: a body is uncovered in a peatbog， a young man murdered in the late 1950s。 DNA shows he was related to an elderly man now suffering from dementia。 Fin MacLeod， fresh from divorce and giving up his job with the Edinburgh Police， is drawn into the investigation。Much of the story is told through the memories of the old man， who is unable or u It is almost 2 years since I read the first book in this trilogy。 I was a little underwhelmed by The Blackhouse。 But intrigued by the premise of The Lewis Man: a body is uncovered in a peatbog， a young man murdered in the late 1950s。 DNA shows he was related to an elderly man now suffering from dementia。 Fin MacLeod， fresh from divorce and giving up his job with the Edinburgh Police， is drawn into the investigation。Much of the story is told through the memories of the old man， who is unable or unwilling to communicate them。 The rest through Fin's investigations。 It contains a strong element of social history。I enjoyed this considerably more than The Blackhouse。 3。5 stars。 。。。more

Sarah Board ，

Took a bit for me to get into as it has a different main character than the first but after that I really enjoyed it。

Leslie ，

Marilyn Stasio said， “Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth” and， while I might not feel quite that strongly about him， the second installment of his Hebrides series is every bit as incredible as the first。 Once again， as in The Black House， Weather and Environment play central characters in this story， which reveals itself in bits， backward and forward in time。 Fin Macleod is back in the Hebrides， on the Isle of Lewis， restoring his family home after a tragedy that forces hi Marilyn Stasio said， “Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth” and， while I might not feel quite that strongly about him， the second installment of his Hebrides series is every bit as incredible as the first。 Once again， as in The Black House， Weather and Environment play central characters in this story， which reveals itself in bits， backward and forward in time。 Fin Macleod is back in the Hebrides， on the Isle of Lewis， restoring his family home after a tragedy that forces him to leave Edinburgh permanently， at the same time that a man is found in a peat bog and his great love Marsaili’s father—suffering from dementia—is sent to a care home after his wife can no longer cope with him。Marsaili’s father recalls his past in chapters that alternate with the present-day story， in a tale so intricate and so awful that reading slowly so as to savor the writing was difficult—but The Lewis Man delivers a compelling， if terribly sad， story。 。。。more

Foukaras near Paris ，

I’ve liked The Blackhouse so much。 I really wanted to read the sequel。。。 No regrets， this book is so great。 I love to visit Outer Hebrides through these books。 Of course， my next step will be The Chessmen。。。 Thank you very much， Peter。

Celeste ，

J'ai un peu moins aimé ce deuxième tome。 On suit beaucoup plus la vie privée des protagonistes que l'enquête。 L'alternance des points de vue fonctionne bien et donne du dynamisme mais j'ai quand même sentie quelques longueurs surtout sur la toute fin du livre。 J'ai été contente de retrouver les personnages et d'en apprendre plus sur eux mais il ne faut pas s'attendre à un roman policier car à part les quelques apparitions de Gunn il y a très peu de références au monde policier。 Comme dans le pre J'ai un peu moins aimé ce deuxième tome。 On suit beaucoup plus la vie privée des protagonistes que l'enquête。 L'alternance des points de vue fonctionne bien et donne du dynamisme mais j'ai quand même sentie quelques longueurs surtout sur la toute fin du livre。 J'ai été contente de retrouver les personnages et d'en apprendre plus sur eux mais il ne faut pas s'attendre à un roman policier car à part les quelques apparitions de Gunn il y a très peu de références au monde policier。 Comme dans le premier tome， l'enquête sert d'avantage à en apprendre plus sur la vie perso des personnages qu'une réelle enquête pour meurtre。Je lirais volontiers le troisième tome pour savoir comme cette trilogie se termine car j'aime beaucoup les paysages que décrit l'auteur。 。。。more

Gillian ，

An interesting enough mystery also containing insights into the nightmare that dementia must be for both the sufferer and his/her family or close friends。

Anson Hunter ，

Sadly didn’t not enjoy this book anywhere near as much as the first in the trilogy。 The story really dragged in places。

Cheryl Hall ，

Not really mysteries but histories

María José Prieto López ，

Final predecible， novela demasiado descriptiva y poca acción。 Le doy un 3 y soy generosa

Tara Avila ，

Loved the main character in this book

Diane ，

The best part of these books is the Hebrides setting and the bits of history—in this case， the British Home Children movement， established by Annie McPherson。 “Who Done It” is obvious quite early， but there are plenty of twists and turns before we get there。

Pat Moran ，

This series is exceedingly bleak and the maybe not something I'd ever recommend to anyone who isn't primed for a relentless rumination on grief， loss， and living with trauma， but it's damn good。 One of the two narrators is an elderly man with dementia who switches between the past and present trying to unravel the mystery and it's just a flatout bummer， while being immensely readable。Just maybe don't read it during a pandemic？ Oof。 This series is exceedingly bleak and the maybe not something I'd ever recommend to anyone who isn't primed for a relentless rumination on grief， loss， and living with trauma， but it's damn good。 One of the two narrators is an elderly man with dementia who switches between the past and present trying to unravel the mystery and it's just a flatout bummer， while being immensely readable。Just maybe don't read it during a pandemic？ Oof。 。。。more

Jackie ，

This is the second book in the Lewis trilogy。 The story continues 9 months on。 Fin Returns to the island to rebuild his parents Croft only to find he becomes involved in the discovery of a man in a peat bog。The story has many twists and turns but at every one the past comes back to haunt him。 The answer lies with a man lost in the fog of advanced dementia。I couldn’t put it down。

Thomas Sweeney ，

Excellent Book。 Just as good as the Blackhouse。

Kicki ，

Bok två i serien om Fin， numer fd polis。 Egentligen är det en jättebra bok， superspännande story som berättats på ett himla bra sätt där nu och då blandas utan att det blir det minsta rörigt。 Det är också en helt trovärdig historia som sakta tar form。 Bihistorierna fortsätter från bok 1 och också de är spännande och intressanta。 Summa summariska är det en riktigt， riktigt bra bok men som av någon oklar anledning tagit mig 6 veckor （！！！） att läsa。 Jag kan inte riktigt förklara varför， det är en b Bok två i serien om Fin， numer fd polis。 Egentligen är det en jättebra bok， superspännande story som berättats på ett himla bra sätt där nu och då blandas utan att det blir det minsta rörigt。 Det är också en helt trovärdig historia som sakta tar form。 Bihistorierna fortsätter från bok 1 och också de är spännande och intressanta。 Summa summariska är det en riktigt， riktigt bra bok men som av någon oklar anledning tagit mig 6 veckor （！！！） att läsa。 Jag kan inte riktigt förklara varför， det är en bra bok och jag ska läsa den sista i serien inom kort 👍🏻 。。。more

Ron ，

Great character development across the trilogy。 Wonderfully written in the context of North Scotland。

Philip Swan ，

Loved the descriptions of Lewis Eriskay and the Outer Hebrides。

Mattia ，

I honestly don’t understand the high rates of this book。 I mean， you can easily read it， but the mystery is quite weak， the parts narrated in first person sounded odd to me （Tormod is still hit by dementia）， and some passages are really forced。 Scottish landscapes are beautiful， but if you are looking for a good thriller better to look somewhere else。Bonus point: Ceit and John sex scene。 “‘Fuck me’ Ceit shouted [。。。]and I grinned and said， ‘I think I just did’”。 Seriously？ I would expect this jo I honestly don’t understand the high rates of this book。 I mean， you can easily read it， but the mystery is quite weak， the parts narrated in first person sounded odd to me （Tormod is still hit by dementia）， and some passages are really forced。 Scottish landscapes are beautiful， but if you are looking for a good thriller better to look somewhere else。Bonus point: Ceit and John sex scene。 “‘Fuck me’ Ceit shouted [。。。]and I grinned and said， ‘I think I just did’”。 Seriously？ I would expect this joke from a 12 years old boy， not from a professional writer。 Bonus point 2: the rape of Ceit。 Absolutely unnecessary to the plot and never mention before or after。 Why is there？ Just to tell us that priests are bad？ 。。。more

David Waltner-Toews ，

More brilliant writing - turbulent， wild， volatile， landscapes & people。 Makes a person feel like they are there， in the outer Hebrides。

Nancy ，

Telling a story partly from the point of view of a man with dementia is challenging。 I'm not sure it can be done but Peter May almost pulls it off。 Some parts of the narrative really grabbed me。 Others seem contrived coincidences or implausible personality changes so is this a 4 star book or a two star one？ Telling a story partly from the point of view of a man with dementia is challenging。 I'm not sure it can be done but Peter May almost pulls it off。 Some parts of the narrative really grabbed me。 Others seem contrived coincidences or implausible personality changes so is this a 4 star book or a two star one？ 。。。more

Stephen Snead ，

Good writer。 But， too long and over stuffed。This is the second book of this writer I've read and probably the last from this author。 Talented？ Yes he is。 So if you like in depth flashbacks in a book that switches from third person to first person constantly。 Then this is your boy。 In all fairness I was （and still am。） A Stephen King fan。 But， some of his critics have often said his books are bloated and could be half as long。 While not the same type writer nor are his books as long。 Peter May wr Good writer。 But， too long and over stuffed。This is the second book of this writer I've read and probably the last from this author。 Talented？ Yes he is。 So if you like in depth flashbacks in a book that switches from third person to first person constantly。 Then this is your boy。 In all fairness I was （and still am。） A Stephen King fan。 But， some of his critics have often said his books are bloated and could be half as long。 While not the same type writer nor are his books as long。 Peter May writes （for me） way too much navel gazing detail that gets tedious。 So， I skipped large segments of the book。 Still， I gave it 3 stars because the writer does know how to tell a story and he does a goid job fleshing out his characters。 I get the feeling that people who like his work will enjoy this。 Those like me。 Who like a less convoluted。 More concise who done it will be bored halfway through。 If not sooner。 。。。more

Miss P ，

Reading this book just feels like being back there！ I am going to read the first one。 Good plot too

Mrs Claire Milne ，

This is not the genre of book that normally appeals to me （I could count on one hand how many crime novels I have read in my 40 years） however it called to me due the inclusion of a character with a dementia diagnosis and I thought it would give it a try。 I have to say I am very glad I did as it had me hooked from the very beginning and it was one of those books you pick up at every opportunity you can。 I did realise before I started reading it was the second book in a trilogy but having read re This is not the genre of book that normally appeals to me （I could count on one hand how many crime novels I have read in my 40 years） however it called to me due the inclusion of a character with a dementia diagnosis and I thought it would give it a try。 I have to say I am very glad I did as it had me hooked from the very beginning and it was one of those books you pick up at every opportunity you can。 I did realise before I started reading it was the second book in a trilogy but having read reviews that said it could be read on its own I decided to read it without having first read The Blackhouse and I would echo that review in that this can be read as a solo book。 I was able to pick up the important points that I guess had been established in the first book and felt drawn to the main characters。 Portraying Alzheimer's and putting across the viewpoint of the person themselves and their family members is not an easy thing to do well but I felt May dealt with the subject matter compassionately and put across the point that there is more to a person than their diagnosis。I have started on The Chessmen and although too early to say it may be that I am now a convert to this genre。 。。。more

Alexander ，

Неплохой детектив про забытые богом места и времена。 Конечно намешано всего， но читать интересно и порой действие развивается непредсказуемо。 Читал книжку， а рядом открыто окно с картой местности。 Так увлекательней。

Tracy Mecum ，

Fine StoryI feel blessed to have visited Edinburgh and the Isle of Lewis and seen the peat bogs and blackhouses and smelled the peat smoke。 Peter May's rich， poetic prose describes the countryside， the sea。。。 the life there and its strange beauty and loneliness to perfection。 I thoroughly enjoyed unraveling the mystery by Fin's side。 It's thoroughly engaging。 Fine StoryI feel blessed to have visited Edinburgh and the Isle of Lewis and seen the peat bogs and blackhouses and smelled the peat smoke。 Peter May's rich， poetic prose describes the countryside， the sea。。。 the life there and its strange beauty and loneliness to perfection。 I thoroughly enjoyed unraveling the mystery by Fin's side。 It's thoroughly engaging。 。。。more

Sharon ，

I enjoyed this more than the first book， （skipped over autopsy report。。。） and wasn't interested in Finn's son。 But， the father that was suffering from dementia， his story was very well written and had some depth and intrigue。 I enjoyed this more than the first book， （skipped over autopsy report。。。） and wasn't interested in Finn's son。 But， the father that was suffering from dementia， his story was very well written and had some depth and intrigue。 。。。more

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