| Title | The blackhouse |
|---|---|
| Author | Peter May |
| Publication | Quercus |
| Size | 502p |
| Language | ENG |
| ISBN | 9781849163866 |
| Topics |
Scottish fiction--Thrillers Outer Hebrides--Fiction Awards--Cezam Prix Litteraire Inter CE Awards--Barry Award |
| Notes | The protagonist, Detective Inspector Finlay Macleod (known as Fin), a native of the island, is sent from his Edinburgh police station to investigate the murder of a man who, it transpires, was the bully at Fin’s school. The modus operandi of the crime resembles a murder that Fin recently investigated in Edinburgh, so there is the possibility of a common perpetrator. The story unfolds as the chapters alternate between present-day events, written in the third person, and Fin’s childhood, written in the first person. As the narrative progresses, it emerges that Fin and his childhood story are intimately linked with the murder. [wikipedia] |