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Book SynopsisMEET ENZO MACLEOD, AND BEGIN THE ADDICTIVE COLD-CASE SERIES FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND COFFIN ROAD.
An old mystery.
As midnight strikes, a man desperately seeking sanctuary flees into a church. The next day, his sudden disappearance will make him famous throughout France.
A new science.
Forensic expert Enzo Macleod takes a wager to solve the seven most notorious French murders, armed with modern technology and a total disregard for the justice system.
A fresh trail.
Deep in the catacombs below the city, he unearths dark clues deliberately set - and as he draws closer to the killer, discovers that he is to be the next victim.
Trade ReviewA rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *
A rip-roaring thriller . . . thoroughly enjoyable * Mail on Sunday *
A wonderfully complex bookA wonderfully complex bookHe is
a terrific writer doing something different * Mark Billingham *
He is
a terrific writer doing something different * Mark Billingham *
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
Wonderfully compellingWonderfully 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 *
Western 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 *
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 *
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years * Independent *
Lyrical, empathetic and movingLyrical, empathetic and movingMay's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times *
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times *
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization * Independent *
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization * Independent *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday *
Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times *
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times *
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending * Tangles Web *
A tense and atmospheric thriller with a heart-stopping ending * Tangles Web *
Truly
the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed * The Good Book Guide *
Truly
the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed * The Good Book Guide *
He 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 compelling.
Peter May is an author I'd follow to the ends of the earth. * New York Times *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric. * Scotland on Sunday *
