The Black Loch

A twisty, atmospheric read * Mail on Sunday *This is a powerful exploration of human depravity and excessive family loyalty, set in glorious surroundings. * Literary Review *Laced with melancholy, this is May at his very best … Do not miss it, it is unforgettable. – Daily MailThe Black Loch combines all the elements which propelled May to literary stardom: a likeable but deeply flawed protagonist, a plot that is centred on an island for which May clearly has an abiding love, and a narrative that unwinds slowly but surely through the inevitable twists and red herrings. * Scottish Field *Atmospheric, evocative, tense and compelling, this thought-provoking drama is another triumph from the master of moody crime. * Heat *The brilliantly atmospheric setting of this Hebridean mystery casts a powerful spell. * Best Magazine *An atmospheric and beautifully written book. This may be a chilling and enthralling crime thriller, but Peter May’s prose is exquisite, creating a sense of place brilliantly. The imagery surrounding the natural landscape is transformative, making the setting every bit as important as character or plot. * My Weekly *May at his best * Daily Mail *

Peter May was born and raised in Scotland. He was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. When his first book was adapted as a major drama series for the BBC, he quit journalism and during the high-octane fifteen years that followed, became one of Scotland’s most successful television dramatists. He created three prime-time drama series, presided over two of the highest-rated serials in his homeland as script editor and producer, and worked on more than 1,000 episodes of ratings-topping drama before deciding to leave television to return to his first love, writing novels.

In 2021, he was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. He has also won several literature awards in France, received the USA’s Barry Award for The Blackhouse, the first in his internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy; and in 2014 was awarded the ITV Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year award for Entry Island. Peter now lives in South-West France with his wife, writer Janice Hally.

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