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Saturday, December 24, 2016
Scottish Mystery Series Comes to a Fitting Finale
1:04 AM
(Image from Barnes & Noble)
(Note: While this review will not contain spoilers for The Chessmen, it may inadvertently spoil plot surprises from the first two books in the Lewis trilogy. As always, I recommend reading books in a series in order.)
Having left behind his life as an Edinburgh detective, Fin MacLeod is living on Lewis, the Outer Hebridean island of his birth. While restoring his parents' croft in Crobost, he takes a job as a security officer at the Red River Estate. It's while chasing poachers there that Fin encounters a blast from his past. A childhood friend of Fin's, Whistler Macaskill is still as mercurial and unpredictable as ever. It's while reconnecting that the two witness a bog burst, a rare natural phenomenon that results in the rapid draining of a loch. When the water disappears, the men are shocked by what remains; stuck in the mud is a small airplane which is immediately familiar to both of them.
Fin and Whistler are not surprised to find the remains of their former friend and band mate inside the aircraft. A seventeen-year-old mystery has just been solved. But how exactly did Roddy Mackenzie die? And why is Whistler being so cagey? What does he know about the events that led to Roddy's death? As Fin digs into the past to find answers, he discovers startling truths about his friends and about himself.
The Chessmen, the last book in Peter May's Lewis trilogy, offers another compelling mystery set against the bleak backdrop of the Outer Hebrideans. With interesting characters, a twisty plot, and an atmospheric setting, it's a fitting finale to the series. I'm sad, though, that the series is over as I feel there's still a lot to learn about all of May's story people. I guess it's good to keep readers wanting more? Maybe?
(Readalikes: The Blackhouse and The Lewis Man by Peter May)
Grade:
If this were a movie, it would be rated:
for language, violence, blood/gore, and depictions of underage drinking and illegal drug use
To the FTC, with love: Another library fine find
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I'm glad it ended well and that you enjoyed it but it is sad that it left unanswered questions. That always bothers me a bit.
ReplyDeleteI was fascinated by the history of the area and those chessmen.
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