This gripping series follows a detective inspector who returns to his remote island birthplace in Scotland. He becomes entangled in compelling cases that force him to confront his own past. The atmospheric setting of the Outer Hebrides serves as a powerful backdrop, amplifying the suspense and emotional depth. Readers will find themselves immersed in a blend of crime investigation and profound personal reflection.
When a grisly murder occurs on a Scottish island, Edinburgh detective Fin Macleod must confront his past if he is ever going to discover if the killing has a connection to another one that took place on the mainland.
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. The Lewis Man is the follow-up to The Blackhouse, which was an international bestseller in bothhardback and paperback. It is the second novel in the Lewis trilogy.
Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal game-hunting taking place on the island. This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret. But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realizes that revealing the truth could destroy the future.