Author: petermay
‘They said that twenty-five percent of the population would catch the flu. Between seventy and eight percent of them would die. He had been directly exposed to it, and the odds weren’t good.’A CITY IN QUARANTINE London, the epicenter of a global pandemic, is a city in lockdown. Violence and civil disorder simmer. Martial law has been imposed. No-one is safe from the deadly virus that has already … already claimed thousands of victims. Health and emergency services are overwhelmed.A MURDERED CHILD At a building site for a temporary hospital, construction workers find a bag containing the rendered bones of…
British Army veteran Jack Elliot accepts a job rescuing a Cambodian refugee’s family from the Khmer Rouge — only to be drawn into a treacherous web of violence from which no one, not even his own daughter, is safe.
“AN EXCELLENT THRILLER.” –KIRKUS REVIEWS “SPELL-BINDING.” –ABERDEEN EVENING EXPRESS “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.” –SHOTS MAGAZINE SUFFOCATED A vehicle crammed with dozens of dead Chinese immigrants is found in southern Texas. Forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell must put aside her horror and find out why. SUMMONED Detective Li Yan–an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell–has arrived … Campbell must put aside her horror and find out why. SUMMONED Detective Li Yan–an even more unwelcome memory for Campbell–has arrived stateside to investigate a link in the case to a lucrative trade in illegal laborers. SNAKEHEAD Li and Campbell will soon find that the crime scene…
“INTRIGUES FROM START TO FINISH AS THE THREE ARCS INTERTWINE AND RACE TO A FINAL SHOWDOWN.” –Shelf Awareness, (Starred Review) Bestselling author Peter May returns to the Hebrides in a gripping new mystery about an investigation into three mysterious, interconnected crimes On the remote Isle of Harris in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, a man washes up on a deserted beach, hypothermic and … washes up on a deserted beach, hypothermic and completely disoriented. He has no idea who he is or how he got there. The only clue to his condition is a map of the island showing a desolate, ancient…
The first book in an enthralling mystery series from award-winning author Peter May. “A WRITER I WOULD FOLLOW TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.” –Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review“SHINES WITH INTRIGUE AND SUPERB PLOTTING.” –USA Today Every step toward solving the case brings Scottish detective Fin Macleod closer to a dangerous confrontation with the dark events of the past that shaped–and … Today Every step toward solving the case brings Scottish detective Fin Macleod closer to a dangerous confrontation with the dark events of the past that shaped–and nearly destroyed–his life. When a grisly murder occurs on…