Coffin road

In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, a man washes up on a deserted beach with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there. At a remote, sea-battered lighthouse on a rock in the northern Atlantic, homicide detective George Gunn investigates a brutal murder. And in an Edinburgh bedroom, teenage Karen...

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Main Author: May, Peter, 1951-2026 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Quercus, 2016.
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Summary:In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, a man washes up on a deserted beach with no knowledge of who he is or how he got there. At a remote, sea-battered lighthouse on a rock in the northern Atlantic, homicide detective George Gunn investigates a brutal murder. And in an Edinburgh bedroom, teenage Karen Fleming cannot accept that her scientist father committed suicide. The three incidents begin to converge on a desolate, ancient path called the Coffin Road.
Physical Description:303 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781681443898
1681443899
Author Notes:Peter May has written several standalone novels and three series: the award-winning China Thrillers, featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell; the critically acclaimed Enzo Files, featuring Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod, set in France; and the Lewis Trilogy ( The Blackhouse , The Lewis Man , and The Chessman ), all three volumes of which are internationally bestselling novels.

One of Scotland's most prolific television dramatists, May garnered more than 1,000 credits over a decade and a half spent as scriptwriter and editor on prime-time British television. Before quitting TV to concentrate on writing novels, he was the creator of three major series, two of which were the highest rated in Scotland. May lives and writes in France.