The Chessmen

A Mystery Novel by Peter May

Book 3 of the The Lewis Trilogy Series

Subgenres:

Scottish Islands,
Psychological Thriller

Published 2013

Length 331 pages

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Mysteries set on windswept Scottish islands
Old friendships hiding dangerous secrets
Investigations where the past threatens the present

Publisher Description

The 12 million copy bestselling author of The Enzo Files and The China Thrillers. Award winning author of the CWA Dagger in the Library 2021.

Peter May: The man who brought murder to the Outer Hebrides.

The New Start
Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal game-hunting taking place on the island.

The Old Friend
This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret.

The Final Chapter
But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realizes that revealing the truth could destroy the future.

Loved the Lewis Trilogy? Read Peter May's other Hebrides thrillers, Coffin Road and I'll Keep You Safe.

Love Peter May? Buy his latest frontlist thriller, The Night Gate.

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