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Coffin Road

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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A man stands bewildered on a deserted beach on the Hebridean Isle of Harris. He cannot remember who he is. The only clue to his identity is a folded map of a path named the Coffin Road. He does not know where this search will take him.

A detective from Lewis sits aboard a boat, filled with doubt. DS George Gunn knows that a bludgeoned corpse has been discovered on a remote rock 20 miles offshore. He does not know if he has what it takes to uncover how and why.

A teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom, desperate to discover the truth about her scientist father’s suicide. Two years on, Karen Fleming still cannot accept that he would wilfully abandon her. She does not yet know his secret.

Coffin Road follows three perilous journeys towards one shocking truth - and the realisation that ignorance can kill us.

©2016 Peter May (P)2016 Quercus Editions Ltd. Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Exciting Scary

Critic reviews

"He is a terrific writer doing something different." (Mark Billingham)
"From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer." (Sophie Hannah)

"Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization." (Independent)
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On par with The Blackhouse which is high praise. Peter May's sense of place makes you long to visit Lewis and Harris and discover the real places where the novel is set. Perhaps the most compelling character in Coffin Road is the landscape itself. The novel is well crafted with a very contemporary theme played out against an ancient landscape a device that works brilliantly. This is not part of the Lewis trilogy but you do feel back in that world with a tiny nod to Finn McCleod and dear George Gunn still plodding on at Stornoway Police headquarters. An exciting listen with great narration by Peter Forbes. A five star recommendation!

Brilliant

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If you could sum up Coffin Road in three words, what would they be?

Gripping. Engaging characters.

What about Peter Forbes’s performance did you like?

Clear, easy to listen to. Good variety of accents for the different people in the story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Hard to choose one or even several - there were so many. One of the most memorable for me is the opening chapter.

Any additional comments?

We listened to this on a long car journey to our holiday, but when we got there, several times we went out in the car to a viewpoint, mainly to listen to a bit more. So much so that we didn't have enough left to last the journey home, and nothing else we had to listen to seemed quite as gripping.

We were hooked!

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Impossible to turn off so my husband and I could get some sleep!

I didn't know what to expect after the Lewis Trilogy but this exceeded all expectations. I love the setting on the Hebrides and feel there is a lot more to be written using this beautiful backdrop. Peter May is building a framework of characters on the islands that could keep us fed for a long while.

Peter May has that ability to grip you in the first paragraph and keep the reader on a tidal wave of suspense. When the unbeatable narration of Peter Forbes is added, it's a match made in heaven. I'm an American living in Ireland for the last 30 years and I'm no authority on accents, but I've always loved the different accents of Scotland when visiting. Peter Forbes has an accent that is so easy on the ear and can morph into every character with ease, even females.

Needless to say I'm waiting in anticipation for the next offering from May and Forbes!

Gripping from beginning to end!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it held my interest different kind of story and the reader Peter Forbes was excellent.Good voices, good intonation and stress patterns, good speed. Obviously well prepared. Nothing whatsoever jarring in his performance.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

No single one

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I kept returning to it when I had time and couldn't put it down for ages one night when I should have been asleep!

First Peter May book for me and won't be the last!

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I'll be honest I wasn't sure where this was going at the start but I quickly became hooked! Listened to this in record time, full of twists and turns and a great story read brilliantly as usual by Peter Forbes.

Just as good as the Blackhouse and simply a great series. Please don't change the narrator - he brings the book to life.

Brilliant!

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