We find ourselves in familiar territory, which satisfy most readers hooked from L'Isle bird hunters, but probably in other tire.
As usual, there are End Macleod, a former police officer turned on the island of Lewis (Outer Hebrides, northwest of Lecosse) to re-enter the house of his parents and incidentally, to retype Marsaili, his former childhood sweetheart.
As usual, everything begins with the discovery of a body.
This time, it comes to that of Roddy, a leader of a successful Celtic group disappeared 17 years ago in a crash davion. He lies in his cabin at the bottom of a lake and there has obviously been murdered.
As usual, the investigation conducted by the police, which is no longer a police officer, is held in conjunction with the return to the past of the characters and the revelation of links that have united them.
As usual, Fin finds a young love: after Marsaili, here Mairead.
As usual, we say that May pulls a little on the line we reused the same frame.
As usual, we say that for an island of 20,000 people, there still has an important dhomicides rate and end their door a little bad luck.
As usual, the story is driven, often believable characters, disillusioned, tormented at will, carrying their cross. Police plot is honest with its share of surprises.
As usual, the charm of this novel is mainly due to the description of that indomitable nature that shapes the island souls blows squalls and apocalyptic storms.
As usual, we learn a lot about the interesting local history.
This time May we discover the wreck of LHMY LIolaire (on the podium maritime disasters with SS Norge and the RMS Titanic).
We also talk about the Lewis Chessmen, chess one of the oldest games still preserved, whose pieces were cut in livoire walrus or whale teeth.
As usual, we read with pleasure.
But this time it's more ny else behind.