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THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERS
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021

‘One of the best regarded crime series of recent years.’ Independent
‘No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.’ New York Journal of Books

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.

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Reviews

Mail on Sunday
A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable
Peter James, on Entry Island
A wonderfully complex book
Alex Gray
The Lewis Man shone like a bright star out of this year's book lists. Lyrical, empathetic and moving
Mark Billingham
He is a terrific writer doing something different
Sophie Hannah
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
Kate Mosse
Wonderfully compelling
Guardian
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
New York Times
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
The 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
Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy, Independent
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years
Sunday Times
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
Barry Forshaw, Independent
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization
Scotland on Sunday
Dark, exciting and atmospheric
Glasgow Sunday Herald
Powerful and authentic
Irish Times
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
Tangled Web
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending
The Good Book Guide
Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed