Skála - brož. – May Peter (2015)

The Scottish island of Lewis is a beautiful yet harsh remote place without trees, battered by winds and covered in heather. They heat with peat and speak Gaelic. And perhaps only the people's fear of God is stronger there than their concern for livelihood. Under the guise of faith, however, old pagan values and a primal desire for blood and revenge survive. A police detective, Fin Macleod, marked by the recent loss of his son, arrives on the island to participate in the investigation of a brutal murder, committed according to the same scenario as a murder he is dealing with in Edinburgh. Fin spent his childhood on the island of Lewis, so the investigation is also a journey home and into the past for him. He meets old friends, including Artaír, who married Marsaili, Fin's first love, and many others. However, most of them do not welcome him with open arms. Fin has no idea that the key to the case could also unlock the door to a secret that directly concerns him. What role does Fin's past involvement in a traditional expedition to hunt the terns nesting on the inaccessible dangerous rock An Sgeir play in the case? Will the tragedy that occurred there all those years ago lead to another victim? The Rock is a detective novel of rare strength and imagination set in...