{"id":6870,"date":"2021-10-01T14:42:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/?page_id=6870"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:08:42","slug":"peter-may","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/index.php\/have-experienced-them-all\/peter-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter May"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c1\" class=\"style-1019 style-local-6870-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"6870-c2\" id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-1025 style-local-6870-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1026 style-local-6870-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1028-outer style-local-6870-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1028 style-local-6870-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c5\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1032 style-local-6870-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>I discovered&nbsp;Peter May because he is a crime writer and I started with his China Thrillers quite a few years ago. I rediscovered home with the Lewis Trilogy and a project around these novels where maybe I could have met him. But\n                      these days, life and projects are unpredictable&#8230; <span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\">I like the fact that he writes series though the standalone novels that I have read were also captivating.&nbsp;<\/span>I\n                      feel very attached to the Scotland that oozes through his books and those outstanding landscapes that can be seen in his photo book.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c6\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1029 style-local-6870-c6 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1028-outer style-local-6870-c7-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c7\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1028 style-local-6870-c7 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c8\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1033 style-local-6870-c8 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(158, 201, 226);\">Books read<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong>The Lewis Trilogy<\/strong>\n                      <br>The Blackhouse (2011)\n                      <br>The Lewis Man (2012)\n                      <br>The Chessmen (2013)\n                      <br>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/the-black-loch-peter-may-2024\">The Black Loch<\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\"> (2024)<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"color: rgb(48, 62, 122); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 16px;\">The Enzo Files<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(48, 62, 122); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 16px;\"><br>Extraordinary People (2006)<br>The Critic (2007)<\/span>\n                      <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\">Blacklight Blue (2008)<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\">\ufeffThe China Thrillers<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\"><br>The Firemaker (1999)<br>The Fourth Sacrifice (2000)<br>The Killing Room (2001)<br>Snakehead (2002)<br>The Runner (2003)<br>Chinese Whispers (2004)<\/span>\n                      <br>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/the-ghost-marriage-peter-may-2010\">The Ghost Marriage<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\"> (2010)<\/span>\n                      <br>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\">\ufeffStandalone novels<\/strong>\n                      <br>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/the-man-with-no-face-peter-may-1982\">The Man With No Face<\/a> (1982)\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/redheadwithabrain.ch\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/the-noble-path-peter-may-1992\">\n                        <br>The Noble Path<\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(48, 62, 122); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"> (1992)<br>Runaway (2015)<\/span>\n                      <br><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; color: rgb(48, 62, 122);\">I&#8217;ll Keep You Safe (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong>Photo books<\/strong>\n                      <br>Hebrides (2013)<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-1028-outer style-local-6870-c9-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c9\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-1028 style-local-6870-c9 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"6870-c10\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1034 style-local-6870-c10 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p><span style=\"color: rgb(158, 201, 226); font-weight: 600;\">Books to read<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><strong>The Enzo Files<\/strong>\n                      <br>Freeze Frame (2010)\n                      <br>Blowback (2011)\n                      <br>Cast Iron (2017)\n                      <br>The Night Gate (2021)<\/p>\n                    <p><strong>Standalone novels<\/strong>\n                      <br>The Reporter (1978)\n                      <br>Fallen Hero (1979)\n                      <br>Virtually Dead (2010)\n                      <br>Entry Island (2014)\n                      <br>Coffin Road (2016)\n                      <br>A Silent Death (2020)\n                      <br>Lockdown (2020)\n                      <br>A Winter Grave (2023)<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I discovered&nbsp;Peter May because he is a crime writer and I started with his China Thrillers quite a few years ago. I rediscovered home with the Lewis Trilogy and a project around these novels where maybe I could have met him. 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