The Black Loch (Book Review)

 

The Black Loch (The Lewis Trilogy, Book 4)
by Peter May

Audio book narrated by Peter Forbes (11 hrs and 29 mins). The audiobook also includes an audio-exclusive conversation between Peter May (author) and Peter Forbes (narrator).

This book re-introduces detective Fin Macleod from May's Lewis trilogy (The Blackhouse, The Lewis Man and The Chess Men, 2009-2013).

When the body of an 18 year old young woman is found on a remote beach on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, it seems unlikely that she died by accident. When it turns out that she was having an affair with Fin's son, Fionnlagh Macleod (a teacher at the institute where she was a student), Fionnlagh becomes the prime suspect in her murder. This brings Fin and Marsaili back to the island to try and find out more about the situation, and hopefully clear their son's name. Of course things take an unexpected turn or two along the way; and the case also turns out to have connections back to Fin's own teenage years...

As usual, Peter Forbes' narration of the audio book is excellent; and the conversation between him and Peter May included at the end was very enjoyable as well. I gathered from their talk that Forbes has now recorded all of May's books.

I first read the Lewis trilogy back in 2012-13, and since then I think I've also read/listened to (and enjoyed) most of the author's standalones published after that - most of them as audio books. (I have not caught up with his earlier books though.) 

If you haven't yet read the Lewis Trilogy, I recommend that you do that before you read this one.