Quercus Publishing UK Ltd The Lewis Trilogy by Peter May 4 Books Collection Set

This four-book collection from Quercus Publishing UK Ltd brings together Peter May’s Lewis stories, following former Detective Inspector Fin Macleod as he returns to the Isle of Lewis and is drawn into investigations rooted in the island’s past and present. Across the set, Fin’s homecoming is shaped by unresolved relationships, long-buried secrets and cases that reach into family histories.

From a body recovered from a peat bog to a brutal killing on a remote island, the novels trace enquiries that expose deception and hidden connections within the Lewis community. The collection includes The Lewis Man, The Blackhouse, The Chessmen and The Black Loch in hardback.

Included titles

• The Lewis Man
• The Blackhouse
• The Chessmen
• The Black Loch (Hardback)

Key details

• Four-book collection set
• By Peter May
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing UK Ltd
• Includes The Black Loch in hardback

Synopses

The Lewis Man

A body is discovered preserved in a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis, first assumed to be ancient until an Elvis tattoo reveals a twentieth-century murder. Fin Macleod returns to the island determined to rebuild his life, but DNA results link the dead man to the father of his childhood sweetheart, Marsaili Macdonald. As questions close in on Tormod Macdonald, an elderly man living with dementia, Fin uncovers a lie with a reason to stay hidden.

The Blackhouse

A brutal killing on Scotland’s most remote island brings Detective Fin MacLeod from Edinburgh back to Lewis. The investigation becomes a journey into his past, as secrets beneath the community’s close-knit, God-fearing surface begin to emerge. As the case deepens, Fin finds himself under threat.

The Chessmen

Back living on Lewis, Fin Macleod is tasked with investigating the disappearance of game from an island estate. The enquiry reunites him with Whistler Macaskill, a local poacher tied to a conspiracy from Fin’s formative years. What follows exposes decades of deception, placing Fin’s legacy in doubt and his life in danger.

The Black Loch (Hardback)

Eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found dead on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, and it seems impossible that she drowned. Fin Macleod left the island ten years earlier, but returns with Marsaili when suspicion falls on his married son, Fionnlagh, who had been having a secret affair with Caitlin.

As the truth proves elusive, the case leads back to a past Fin would rather forget and to a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag. The story moves through family ties, hidden relationships and unforgiving landscapes as the murder’s reckoning approaches.