Peter May

His victims are young, beautiful, and viciously mutilated, and the media and terror-stricken public demand the arrest of the Beijing Ripper. Policeman Li Yan and pathologist Margaret Campbell face their deadliest enemy yet.

His victims are young, beautiful, and viciously mutilated, and the media and terror-stricken public demand the arrest of the Beijing Ripper. Policeman Li Yan and pathologist Margaret Campbell face their deadliest enemy yet.

His victims are young, beautiful, and viciously mutilated, and the media and terror-stricken public demand the arrest of the Beijing Ripper. Policeman Li Yan and pathologist Margaret Campbell face their deadliest enemy yet.

An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. But this islander, Tormod Macdonald - now an elderly man suffering from dementia - has always claimed to be an only child. When Tormod's family approach Fin Macleod f...

From acclaimed author and television dramatist Peter May comes the first book in the Lewis Trilogy--a riveting mystery series set on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, a formidable and forbidding world where tradition rules and people adhere to ancient ways of life. When a grisly murder...

A MAN WITH NO NAME. An unidentified corpse is recovered from a Lewis peat bog; the only clue to its identity being a DNA sibling match to a local farmer. A MAN WITH NO MEMORY. But this islander, Tormod Macdonald - now an elderly man suffering from dementia - has always claimed to be an only child....

"I'm on top of the world!" shouted Kevin Garnett after the Boston Celtics demolished the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers for a league-leading seventeenth NBA championship. Peter May chronicles the amazing run of the team, who went from having the second-worst record in 2007 to leading the pack in...

In 1968, cricket was at the forefront of global opposition to apartheid as the Basil D'Oliveira affair proved a watershed in the sporting boycott against South Africa. Upon the fall of that government 22 years later, cricket was again highly praised; the newly-released Nelson Mandela was among many ...

What happened to Jacques Gaillard? The brilliant teacher who trained some of Frances future prime ministers and presidents vanished years ago. The mystery inspires a bet that Enzo Macleod, Scottish forensic scientist and biologist teaching in Toulouse, France, can find out what happened to Gaillard ...

Jacques Gaillard, brilliant teacher of France's future VIPs, vanished years ago. The mystery inspires a bet that Enzo Macleod, forensic scientist and biologist, can find out what happened to Gaillard by applying new science to a cold case.

Jacques Gaillard, brilliant teacher of France's future VIPs, vanished years ago. The mystery inspires a bet that Enzo Macleod, forensic scientist and biologist, can find out what happened to Gaillard by applying new science to a cold case.

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A brutal killing has taken place on Scotland's most remote island. Detective Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. But something lurks beneath the close-knit, God-fearing facade of the Lewis community. So...

Gil Petty, the worlds number one wine critic, went missing during a tasting tour of the little-known wine region of Gaillac. Four years ago, his body was discovered strung up on a cross in the vineyards of southwest France.

His victims are young, beautiful and viciously mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. The media and terror-sticken public are demanding the arrest of the Beijing Ripper and Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad, has been put in the spotlight. American pathologist Margaret Campbe...

A brutal killing takes place on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland: a land of harsh beauty and inhabitants of deep-rooted faith. A MURDER. Detective Inspector Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate. For Lewis-born Macleod, the case represents a journey both home and into his past. A SECRET. So...

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose his coveted Michelin rating. Instead, on arrival at his restaurant on a remote plateau in France, they discover that the troubled genius had been murdered. Th...

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose his coveted Michelin rating. Instead, on arrival at his restaurant on a remote plateau in France, they discover that the troubled genius had been murdered. Th...

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose one of his three coveted Michelin stars. Instead, on arrival at his remote restaurant on a volcanic plateau in central France, they were greeted with the news...

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose one of his three coveted Michelin stars. Instead, on arrival at his remote restaurant on a volcanic plateau in central France, they were greeted with the news...

When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose one of his three coveted Michelin stars. Instead, on arrival at his remote restaurant on a volcanic plateau in central France, they were greeted with the news...

The Isle of Lewis is the most remote, harshly beautiful place in Scotland, where the difficulty of existence seems outweighed only by people's fear of God. But older, pagan values lurk beneath the veneer of faith, the primal yearning for blood and revenge. When a brutal murder on the island bears th...

In the fourth of Peter Mayas acclaimed China Thrillers, American pathologist Margaret Campbell finds herself back on home soil, only to be faced by a truck full of dead Chinese and an unavoidable confrontation with her past. Beijing detective Li Yan, now based at the Chinese embassy in Washington, i...

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Jacques Gaillard, brilliant teacher of France's future VIPs, vanished years ago. The mystery inspires a bet that Enzo Macleod, forensic scientist and biologist, can find out what happened to Gaillard by applying new science to a cold case.

When a crime-scene photographer enters the virtual world called "Second Life," he discovers that murder is not confined to the real world. Under his virtual alter ego, he uncovers a series of killings and a financial scam.

A top Chinese swimmer kills himself on the eve of an international event, and an Olympic weightlifter dies in the arms of his Beijing mistress. Are these two deaths a tragic coincidence--or something more sinister?