The body of a man has been found in a peat bog on the Isle of Lewis.
Professor Colin Mulgrew has been called in to examine it. Could the
body be a thousand years old or more? While doing an autopsy, Mulgrew
discovers a tattoo that indicates the body can't have been put in the
bog more than 56 years ago.
DS George Gunn finds out that the DNA of the bog man profile matches
that of Tormod Macdonald, farther of Marsaili. Unfortunately Tormod is
suffering from Alzheimer's. Former cop, and friend of the family, Fin
Macleod offers to help, and he begins by trying to draw memories out
from Tormod. Tormod is trusting of him because Marsaili and Fin were
good friends when they were young.
Fin shows Tormod a picture of the dead man and it seems to bring
memories back to the old man. When DS Gunn and Fin get the birth
certificate for Tormod, they find out that Tormod Macdonald had died at
the age of 18! So who is this Tormod that Fin has known all his life?
Would Fin's approach to a genealogist provide any answers?
Author Peter May's thriller builds up the tension throughout creating a
final gust, which shocks the reader. Well written, and well worth the
read. Hard to put down, a real page turner. I'm looking forward to
reading the sequel.
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