Books by Peter May
A Winter Grave
by Peter May
A Winter Grave is by Peter May, a writer of very thoughtful crime fiction. This is a work of cli-fi, really, set in the near future (2051), in a world where we didn't stop global warming in time. The action takes place in May's native Scotland, both in Glasgow and a remote Highland village during an ice storm. Occasionally it's a little didactic, but it's easy to forgive, given the subject matter. It's very evocatively done, and the melancholy mood of the book stays with you.
“The Night Gate takes the reader to the Dordogne region of France, both during World War II and in the present, during Covid. Part of the action also takes place in Berlin and the Outer Hebrides, where a young French girl trains to be dropped behind enemy lines in France during the war. The book is the finale of a series by Peter May featuring a detective called Enzo MacLeod.” Read more...
The Best Crime Fiction of 2021
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Interviews where books by Peter May were recommended
The Best Crime Fiction of 2021, recommended by Sophie Roell
If you’re into crime fiction as a form of relaxation, a wide range of books continue to be published, set in places around the world. Sophie Roell, editor of Five Books and a keen reader of the genre, picks out some of her favourites from 2021.
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain (editors) -
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Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
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The Alexandria Quartet
by Lawrence Durrell -
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Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter's Love Story in Black and White
by Kitt Shapiro (with Patricia Weiss Levy) -
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The Night Gate
by Peter May
The Best Audiobooks of 2021, recommended by Robin Whitten
The Best Audiobooks of 2021, recommended by Robin Whitten
In 2021, as in previous years, AudioFile magazine picks out the very best audiobooks of the year, books that make great listening and where outstanding narration brings additional pleasure over and above reading the book in print with your eyes. Here, AudioFile editor and founder Robin Whitten picks out the best audiobooks of 2021 for us—out of the 2,300 books that she and her team listened to and reviewed.
Best Mystery Books of 2023
As a year for mystery books, 2023 was definitely eclectic, with historical mysteries, mysteries that could be filed as supernatural horror, and the Edgar award for best novel going to the story of a serial killer on death row. The year also saw the publication of Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter, which experiments with different formats to engage the reader.
