Entry Island by Peter May - Award-Winning Scottish Crime Thriller Fiction - Paperback

Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781782062233. Publisher: riverrun. Overview:. Entry Island is an award-winning standalone thriller from Scottish crime writer Peter May, following Detective Sime Mackenzie as he investigates a murder on a remote island in Canada's Gulf of St Lawrence. Haunted by vivid dreams echoing a 19th-century Scottish emigration story, Sime becomes convinced his fate is entwined with the prime suspect's. Blending police procedural with historical mystery, this taut, atmospheric novel won the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year and suits readers who love layered, character-driven thrillers.. About the Book:. When Detective Sime Mackenzie is sent to remote Entry Island to investigate a wealthy landowner's murder, he expects a straightforward case against the victim's wife, Kirsty. Instead, he feels an inexplicable certainty that he has met her before, despite never setting foot on the island. Sleep-deprived and unravelling, Sime is plagued by recurring dreams of his ancestors' brutal eviction from the Isle of Lewis during the Highland Clearances, a story preserved in his family's diaries. As the investigation deepens, the parallels between Sime's dreams and Kirsty's own family history grow impossible to ignore, blurring the line between coincidence, memory and inherited trauma. Peter May weaves a tense modern murder investigation together with a sweeping historical narrative of Scottish emigration to Canada, creating a dual-timeline thriller as much about identity and destiny as about solving a crime. The island setting is rendered in vivid, atmospheric detail, isolated and windswept, mirroring Sime's own fractured state of mind. Fans of May's Lewis Trilogy will recognise his gift for combining meticulous procedural detail with emotional depth, while newcomers will find Entry Island a satisfying standalone read. The twin narratives build to a genuinely surprising and moving conclusion, cementing its reputation as one of May's m