The Critic
On sale
25th May 2023
Price: £10.99
THE MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE BLACKHOUSE AND COFFIN ROAD HANDS FORENSIC SLEUTH ENZO MACLEOD A NEW COLD CASE.
GAILLAC, SOUTH-WEST FRANCE.
An unsolved case.
Gil Petty, America’s most celebrated wine critic, is found strung up in a vineyard, dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Divine Bottle and pickled in wine.
An un-cracked code.
For forensic expert Enzo Macleod, the key to this unsolved murder lies in decoding Petty’s mysterious reviews – which could make or break a vineyard’s reputation.
An uncorked criminal.
Enzo finds that beneath the tranquil façade of French viticulture lurks a back-stabbing community riddled with rivalry – and someone who is ready to stop him even if they have to kill again.
GAILLAC, SOUTH-WEST FRANCE.
An unsolved case.
Gil Petty, America’s most celebrated wine critic, is found strung up in a vineyard, dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Divine Bottle and pickled in wine.
An un-cracked code.
For forensic expert Enzo Macleod, the key to this unsolved murder lies in decoding Petty’s mysterious reviews – which could make or break a vineyard’s reputation.
An uncorked criminal.
Enzo finds that beneath the tranquil façade of French viticulture lurks a back-stabbing community riddled with rivalry – and someone who is ready to stop him even if they have to kill again.
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Reviews
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years
Lyrical, empathetic and moving
He is a terrific writer doing something different
Powerful and authentic
A wonderfully complex book
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization
Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed
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
Dark, exciting and atmospheric
Wonderfully compelling
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
