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Book SynopsisTHE THIRD COLD-CASE INVESTIGATION FOR ENZO MACLEOD, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY MEGASELLER THE BLACKHOUSE.
FRANCE.
A death sentence.
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Enzo Macleod is running out of time to crack the most confounding of unsolved French murders.
A death threat.
His daughter is nearly killed, Enzo is mugged - and then he is arrested. Someone is trying to destroy his character. Someone is framing him for murder.
A deathly enemy.
Killers from the past will stop at nothing to halt Enzo, who must use all his forensic skills to solve the case - before they succeed.
Trade ReviewA rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *
A wonderfully complex bookHe is
a terrific writer doing something different
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
Wonderfully compellingWestern France - now May's own stamping ground - is as much a character in the book as the Hebrides were in his formidable Isle of Lewis sequence * Guardian *
Peter May is
a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth * New York Times *
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years * Independent *
Lyrical, empathetic and movingMay's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday *
Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times *
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending * Tangled Web *
Truly
the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed * The Good Book Guide *
