Niamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane co-own the Hebridean company Ranish Tweed. On a business trip to Paris to promote their luxury brand, Niamh learns of Ruairidh's affair, and then looks on as he and his lover are killed by a car bomb. She returns home to Lewis, bereft.
Niamh begins to look back on her life with Ruairidh, desperate to identify anyone who may have held a grudge against him. The French police, meanwhile, have ruled out terrorism, and ruled in murder - and sent Detective Sylvie Braque to shadow their prime suspect: Niamh.
As one woman works back through her memories, and the other moves forward with her investigation, the two draw ever closer to a deadly enemy with their own, murderous, designs.
Peter May is one of my favorite authors. I find his books to always be very well-written with interesting characters and unique plots. I have read all of his books and have enjoyed them all and I would have to count this book as one of my favorite. I loved being back in the Outer Hebrides on the Island of Lewis once again. May's descriptions of the island and the sea gave me a real sense of place and atmosphere. His prose is lyrical and kept the pages turning through lots of twists and a very surprise ending that I did not see coming. I look forward to reading his next book and I highly recommend this novel to those who love mystery thrillers with great atmosphere.
Niamh begins to look back on her life with Ruairidh, desperate to identify anyone who may have held a grudge against him. The French police, meanwhile, have ruled out terrorism, and ruled in murder - and sent Detective Sylvie Braque to shadow their prime suspect: Niamh.
As one woman works back through her memories, and the other moves forward with her investigation, the two draw ever closer to a deadly enemy with their own, murderous, designs.
Peter May is one of my favorite authors. I find his books to always be very well-written with interesting characters and unique plots. I have read all of his books and have enjoyed them all and I would have to count this book as one of my favorite. I loved being back in the Outer Hebrides on the Island of Lewis once again. May's descriptions of the island and the sea gave me a real sense of place and atmosphere. His prose is lyrical and kept the pages turning through lots of twists and a very surprise ending that I did not see coming. I look forward to reading his next book and I highly recommend this novel to those who love mystery thrillers with great atmosphere.
