Peter May Books in Order

Fin Macleod returns to the Isle of Lewis when his son is named a suspect in the murder of a prominent TV personality. To clear his son's name, Fin must navigate a community full of secrets and face a past he thought he had left behind.

In 2051, a reporter's body is found frozen in the ice of a Scottish mountaintop. Veteran detective Cameron Brodie volunteers for the case, travelling to a climate-ravaged Highlands to solve the murder and confront his own estranged daughter.

In a sleepy French village, a body shot seventy years ago is unearthed, followed by a fresh murder during the Covid lockdown. Enzo Macleod connects the crimes to a plot involving the Mona Lisa and the art theft operations of World War II.

Written in 2005 but published in 2020, this thriller depicts a London under martial law due to a deadly flu pandemic. DI Jack MacNeil has 24 hours to solve the murder of a child before the city—and his own life—collapses.

A British fugitive in Spain vows revenge on the policewoman who cornered him, targeting her deaf-blind aunt. Scottish investigator John Mackenzie is sent to aid the manhunt, clashing with local authorities as he tries to stop a killer with a vendetta.

Niamh and Ruairidh, owners of a Hebridean textile company, are in Paris when Ruairidh is killed by a car bomb. Niamh returns to the Isle of Lewis, where she and a French detective must unravel a lifetime of secrets to find the killer.

Enzo Macleod tackles his final cold case involving the murder of a young woman near Bordeaux in 1989. His investigation is complicated when he discovers the main suspect is someone he knows, forcing him to choose between loyalty and the truth.

A man washes up on a beach on the Isle of Harris with no memory of who he is. His only clue is a map of the Coffin Road, leading him into a mystery involving a remote lighthouse and a conspiracy that threatens his life.

In 1965, five friends ran away to London to form a band, but only three returned. Fifty years later, a brutal murder forces the survivors to retrace their steps and confront the dark secret that destroyed their youth.

A companion book to the Lewis Trilogy featuring photographs by David Wilson and text by Peter May. It explores the history, landscape, and real-life locations of the Outer Hebrides that inspired the setting of Fin Macleod's journey.

Detective Sime Mackenzie investigates a murder on a remote island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The case unlocks ancestral memories of the Highland Clearances, linking the crime in modern Canada to a tragic love story from 19th-century Scotland.

Fin Macleod, now living permanently on Lewis, is hired to catch poachers but instead finds a plane submerged in a loch. The discovery reignites conflicts with his old friend Whistler and exposes the truth behind a disappearance from decades ago.

The body of a young man, preserved in the peat, is found on the Isle of Lewis and initially thought to be ancient. DNA testing reveals a shocking connection to Tormod Macdonald, forcing Fin Macleod to dig into the old man's lost memories.

Crime scene photographer Michael Kapinsky enters the virtual world of Second Life to investigate a strange series of crimes. He discovers that avatars are being murdered in the game in ways that mirror real-life killings in California.

In this novella, Li Yan and Margaret Campbell investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl in Beijing. The case leads them into the dark world of "ghost marriages," a ritual where the living are wed to the dead.

On a remote island off the coast of Brittany, a man was found dead in his study with the door bolted from the inside. Enzo Macleod takes on this impossible locked-room mystery, where the suspects are the victim's own descendants.

Enzo Macleod investigates the murder of a legendary chef seven years ago in the Auvergne region. The political stakes are high, and as Enzo digs deeper into the local rivalries, he uncovers a conspiracy that stretches far beyond the kitchen.

Detective Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to the Isle of Lewis to investigate a murder that looks identical to one he’s working on. Returning to the Gaelic-speaking community of his youth, he uncovers dark secrets buried in the island's peat bogs.

Enzo Macleod finds himself the target of a gunman, and the only clue is a photo of a man he doesn't recognize. To save his life and protect his family, Enzo must solve a case that is personally linked to his own past.

Enzo Macleod travels to the vineyards of Gaillac to investigate the murder of a premier wine critic. The man’s body was preserved in wine, and Enzo must decode the winemaker's secrets to find a killer who has waited years to strike again.

Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod accepts a wager to solve seven notorious French cold cases using modern technology. His first challenge is the mysterious disappearance of a brilliant Jacques Brel scholar in the catacombs of Paris ten years ago.

A series of gruesome murders in Beijing mimics the deaths of victims from the city's past. Li Yan and Margaret Campbell must stop a killer who is targeting them personally, testing their relationship and their survival skills to the limit.

Li Yan and Margaret Campbell are drawn into the world of elite athletics when a top swimmer commits suicide and a weightlifter dies mysteriously. They uncover a conspiracy involving doping and state secrets that powerful forces will kill to protect.

A truck full of suffocated immigrants is found in Texas, linking back to a human smuggling ring in China. Li Yan and Margaret Campbell investigate the ruthless 'Snakehead' gang, a case that forces them to confront the human cost of the trade.

When a mass grave is discovered in Shanghai, Li Yan and Margaret Campbell are called in. They find a fresh body among the skeletal remains, pulling them into a case involving a beautiful young woman and a terrifying medical secret.

Li Yan and Margaret Campbell reunite to track a killer who is beheading victims in Beijing. The murders seem ritualistic, and the investigation leads them into the city's diplomatic circles and a mystery rooted in the Cultural Revolution.

A charred body is found in a Beijing park, bringing detective Li Yan and American pathologist Margaret Campbell together for the first time. They must navigate their cultural differences to catch a killer who uses fire as a weapon.

In 1978, soldier-of-fortune Jack Elliott is hired to rescue a family from the horrors of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Meanwhile, his daughter Lisa, who thought he was dead, travels to Bangkok to find him, walking straight into a war zone.

Journalist Neil Bannerman is sent to Brussels in 1979, only to stumble into a double assassination of a British cabinet minister and a journalist. The only witness is an autistic child who draws the scene but leaves the killer faceless.

A talented rugby union player is tempted to switch codes to rugby league for a lucrative contract. The move alienates his family and community, plunging him into a personal crisis where the price of success might be too high to pay.

Investigative journalist Colin Anderson suspects that a string of "accidents" on North Sea oil rigs are actually sabotage. As he chases the story of a lifetime, he puts himself and his young assistant in the crosshairs of a ruthless international conspiracy.