The coffin road book

The only clue to his condition is a map of the island showing a desolate, ancient path called the coffin road. Coffin road is a clever, twisty ecothriller in the mode of le carres the constant gardener. Peter may spins a tale about three disparate cases that may or may not be linked. Veteran thriller writer peter may is on a roll after the huge success of the lewis trilogy and entry island. Coffin road is a beautifully descriptive novel as well as being a very personal one. Jan 07, 2016 coffin road is a complex perhaps overcomplicated thriller. The story perspective bounces around like a demented ping pong ball and it might have you checking back to make sure youve read things correctly. Peter may returns to old haunts in new novel the coffin road. Sally also prompts the narrator, who comes to think his name is neal, that he was writing a book about the mysterious disappearance a hundred years ago on a.

He has apparently been posing as an author, writing a book about the. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Although it is not a followup to mays lewis trilogy, the character of george gunn, a policeman in the lewis. Acclaimed crime novelist peter may is famous for a trilogy of novels set on the isle of lewis in the scottish hebrides, but in his latest outing, coffin road, he has moved his sights south, to the harder, rockier terrain of the isle of harris. Peter you read it so well and made it wonderful to listen to.

It didnt make sense to me that after killing sam and attempting to kill neal tom, that billy would be back at his own hiveshome. Its full of twists and turns, without it sounding too impossible. Ds george gunn knows that a bludgeoned corpse has been discovered on a remote rock twenty miles offshore. The only clue to his identity is a folded map of a path named the coffin road.

We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Quercus hachette book group coffin road by peter may. Coffin road by peter may is published in australia by hachette. The interweaving of three lives, which initially seem unconnected, fascinated me. Locals call it the coffin road and neal and his neighbour sally follow. A hidden trove of bee hives along ancient coffin road near neals home, coupled with an elaborate laboratory setup in a locked garden shed, seems to indicate something more sinister than simply a historical delving into missing men from over a century ago. A man stands bewildered on a deserted beach on the hebridean isle of harris. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading coffin road. With a sense of dread and no clear idea what lies at the other end, he knows he must follow the trail if he has any hope of discovering his identity. Very good scenic descriptions i could have been standing there and seeing it for real. At a remote, seabattered lighthouse on a rock in the northern atlantic, homicide detective george gunn investigates a brutal murder. The only clue to his identity is a map tracing a track called the coffin road. Like peter mays other outer hebridean mysteries, coffin road is a tense, intriguing mystery set against a broody backdrop that lends an otherworldly eeriness.

Lifestyle peter may returns to old haunts in new novel the coffin road the exjournalist saw hard times to become a successful author, but now hes returning to old haunts for his latest novel. Attempting to help him recover, she walks with him up the eponymous coffin road, where, in a hollow, they discover several beehives. Read free book excerpt from coffin road by peter may, page 1 of 5. Coffin road cuyahoga county public library overdrive. I also have the companion book by may and photographer david wilson that is a testament to just how on target the written descriptions from the lewis trilogy are. Jan 14, 2016 like many scots who know the outer hebrides, i read the lewis trilogy and enjoyed each book. The author held my attention with every line written. Peter may never loses his way in coffin road, coaxing his reader. The wild beauty, the noise of the wind, the reckless waves, the rocky cliffs the real coffin road was a route where pallbearers would carry the dead from the bays district over to the west side of harris for burial on the machair a fertile low lying grassy plain. Peter may returns to old haunts in new novel the coffin road the exjournalist saw hard times to become a successful author, but now hes returning to old haunts for his latest novel, writes david. The book was selected with the help of a panel made up of reading agency and library staff from across the uk.

I have enjoyed coffin road as much as all peter mays books that i have read. In the outer hebrides of scotland, a man washes up on a deserted beach with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there, while homicide detective george gunn makes the ocean crossing to a remote lighthouse on a rock in the north atlantic to investigate a brutal murder. Buy coffin road by may, peter from amazons fiction books store. In the lewis man, the second book of the trilogy, fin macleod has returned to the isle of lewis, the stormtossed, windscoured outer hebridean island where he was born and raised. A man is washed up on a deserted beach on the hebridean isle of harris, barely alive and borderline hypothermic. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. My granddaughter is a big fan of his, and i have borrowed and read the 3 books of his in the lewis trilogy plus entry island. A detective from lewis sits aboard a boat, filled with doubt. Now, peter may returns to the setting of the hebridean archipelago in his latest book, a standalone, coffin road. Coffin road is a standalone novel though, and not really connected to the trilogy.

And in an edinburgh bedroom, teenage karen fleming cannot accept that her scientist father committed. Bloggin bout books mays lyrical prose brings full color to the scenery, and the narrative intrigues from start to finish as the three arcs intertwine and race to a final showdown. Having left behind his adult life in edinburgh including his wife and his career in the police force the former detective inspector is intent on repairing past. A man wakes, washed up on a beach on the the light at luskentyre is stunning. In the outer hebrides of scotland, a man washes up on a deserted beach with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there. Peter may returns to old haunts in new novel the coffin road the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Coffin road by peter may will be featured on the radio 2 book club on monday 1 february. By the end of the third book i confess to being a little weary, and so i did not read peter mays subsequent novels. Find books like coffin road from the worlds largest community of readers. Coffin road is an atmospheric thriller that delves into issues of identity, sacrifice and the greater good.

Coffin road by peter may overdrive rakuten overdrive. Guided, then settled into a cottage he scarcely recognizes, he eventually reunites with sally, a woman who recalls, and resumes, their affair. On the remote isle of harris in scotlands outer hebrides, a man washes up on a deserted beach, hypothermic and completely disoriented. Buy the hardcover book coffin road by peter may at indigo. The wind blows the pages as you travel along the coffin road. The title, coffin road, refers to a route used in the past to carry the dead from the rocky east coast of the isle of harris over to the west side for burial in the deeper soil there. Two days after finishing the book, i was still bothered by one scene and went back to peruse it again. Peter mays description of the local wild coastal area and the small villages make it so easy to picture as i read it.

He does not know where it will lead him, but filled with dread, fear and uncertainty he knows he must follow it. Goodreads members who liked coffin road also liked. The master of crime brings murder back to the outer hebrides. The million copyselling master of crime brings murder back to the outer hebrides. Coffin road paperback the elliott bay book company. May 06, 2016 coffin road is a beautifully descriptive novel as well as being a very personal one. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Coffin road i would say is one of the best books i have read in a long time. Published in the uk in 2016, coffin road is a standalone thriller set on the isle of harris. Coffin road is the eighth standalone novel by british author, peter may. Jan 12, 2016 coffin road is a beautifully descriptive novel as well as being a very personal one. This of course gives a clue that bees are somehow involved in the story but im not going to reveal.