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From the wind-lashed Outer Hebrides to a pandemic-stricken London, each novel delivers the atmospheric, character-driven suspense May is celebrated for. The Blackhouse launches his award-winning Lewis Trilogy, while I'll Keep You Safe and Lockdown are compelling standalone thrillers exploring grief, conspiracy and crisis. Ideal for fans building their collection or newcomers to May's acclaimed storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Blackhouse\u003c\/em\u003e introduces Detective Inspector Fin Macleod, sent from Edinburgh to the Isle of Lewis to investigate a brutal murder that echoes a killing on the mainland. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case forces a reckoning with his own troubled past as old secrets resurface within the island's tight-knit, faith-bound community, and the hunter becomes the hunted. Winner of the US Barry Award, it is the first in May's internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'll Keep You Safe\u003c\/em\u003e follows Niamh, co-owner of a small Harris tweed company, whose husband Ruairidh is killed in a car bomb explosion while the couple are promoting their fabrics in Paris. Back on the Isle of Harris, Niamh becomes convinced the attack was personal rather than terrorism, and sets out to uncover the truth behind her husband's death, unravelling long-hidden betrayals along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLockdown\u003c\/em\u003e is set in a London ravaged by a deadly flu pandemic, under martial law and civil unrest. Detective Inspector Jack MacNeil, counting down his final hours with the Met, is called to a building site where construction workers uncover the bones of a murdered child, drawing him into a dangerous conspiracy determined to keep the truth buried. Written years before real-world events, its premise proved eerily prescient on publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree full-length novels from a Sunday Times bestselling, multi award-winning crime author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes the Barry Award-winning start to the acclaimed Lewis Trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtmospheric, character-driven thrillers spanning Scotland's Outer Hebrides and a pandemic-era London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new paperback condition, ideal for reading or gifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat value way to sample multiple Peter May stories in one set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect gift for crime and mystery thriller fans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPeter May is a Scottish crime writer and former television dramatist, garnering over 1,000 credits across 15 years in British television before returning to his first love, novel writing. He is the author of the Lewis Trilogy, the China Thrillers, the Enzo Files and numerous acclaimed standalone novels. May has won multiple literature awards in France, the US Barry Award for The Blackhouse, and the 2021 CWA Dagger in the Library Award. 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