{"product_id":"the-blackhouse","title":"The Blackhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Isle of Lewis is the most remote  harshly beautiful place in Scotland  where the difficulty of existence seems outweighed only by peoples fear of God. But older  pagan values lurk beneath the veneer of faith  the primal yearning for blood and revenge. When a brutal murder on the island bears the hallmarks of a similar slaying in Edinburgh  police detective Fin Macleod is dispatched north to investigate. But since he himself was raised on Lewis  the investigation also represents a journey home and into his past. Each year the islands men perform the hunting of the gugas  a savage custom no longer necessary for survival  but which they cling to even more fiercely in the face of the demands of modern morality. For Fin the hunt recalls a horrific tragedy  which after all this time may have begun to demand another sacrifice. The Blackhouse is a crime novel of rare power and vision. Peter May has crafted a page-turning murder mystery that explores the darkness in our souls  and just ho\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44987140112437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1849163847","price":90.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781849163842.jpg?v=1770926585","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-blackhouse","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}