Lockdown by Peter May | Thriller Novel Set During a Global Pandemic – Crime, Mystery & Suspense - Gripping Crime & Mystery Thriller Set in London

Lockdown is a crime thriller by Peter May. It is a thriller novel set in London during a global pandemic and quarantine.

Key details

• Author: Peter May
• Crime thriller novel
• Set in London during a city-wide quarantine amid a deadly global pandemic
• Features detective Jack MacNeil
• Written years before COVID-19 and initially rejected as “too unrealistic”

Synopsis

Set in a London under quarantine during a deadly global pandemic, Lockdown follows detective Jack MacNeil as the city faces fear, restricted movement and growing danger. When a child’s bones are found at a construction site, he must solve the case before his final shift ends, working against the pressures of a paralysed capital.

As MacNeil races to uncover the truth, the investigation leads into corruption and conspiracy, with the sense of threat widening beyond the original case. First written years before COVID-19, the novel was rejected at the time for being “too unrealistic”, and is now recognised as a strikingly prophetic crime story.