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The Lewis Man : Lewis trilogy / Peter May.

May, Peter, 1951- (author.).

Summary:

The mummified body of a man is discovered in a peat bog on the isle o Lewis. Punctured by several stab wounds, the corpse is initially believed to be more than two thousand years old-until the police spot the Elvis tattoo on the right arm. Clearly, the body id evidence of a murder committed during the latter half of the twentieth century. Having recently left behind his previous life in Edinburg. including his career as a detective inspector, native islander Fin Macleod is intent on repairing past relationships and repairing his parents derelict croft on Lewis. With the discovery of the corpse, which DNA tests determine is a familial match to the father of his childhood sweetheart. Fin finds himself once again chasing the past across the beautiful, rugged Outher Hebrides in a hunt for long-buried secrets.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781623658199
  • ISBN: 1623658195
  • Physical Description: 320 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Quercus, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel to: The Blackhouse.
Awards Note:
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2013)
Subject: MacLeod, Fin (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Police > Scotland > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Islands > Scotland > Fiction.
Family life > Fiction.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration > Fiction.
Criminal investigation > Fiction.
Lewis with Harris Island (Scotland) > Fiction.
Genre: Thriller
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.

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