Ostrov Entry – May Peter (2015)

A detective novel by the author of the Lewis Trilogy. When Detective Sime Mackenzie boards the plane, he doesn't even look back. The journey to Entry Island represents a chance for him to escape the bitter mix of loneliness and regret from his life in the city. Departing from Montreal's airport as part of an eight-member investigative team heading to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Entry Island, just two kilometers wide and three kilometers long, is home to about one hundred thirty residents — and the richest among them has just been found murdered in his home. The investigation seems to be a mere formality. The evidence points to a murder of jealousy committed by a vengeful wife. But the investigation twists Sime's mind after he comes face to face with the main suspect. He is sure he knows her — even though they have never met. Haunted by this feeling, he teeters between insomnia and strange dreams of a distant past on a Scottish island three thousand miles away. Dreams in which a widow plays the leading role. Despite the evidence of her guilt, he is convinced she did not commit the murder. His obsession leads him into a conflict between the professional duty he must fulfill and the fate that awaits him.