• The Chessmen

  • By: Peter May
  • Narrated by: Peter Forbes
  • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (103 ratings)

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The Chessmen

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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Publisher's summary

The new start...

Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal-game hunting taking place on the island.

The Old Friend...

This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret.

The Final Chapter...

But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realizes that revealing the truth could destroy the future.

©2013 Peter May (P)2013 WF Howes Ltd

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"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth." (New York Times)

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Stunning proze

This in the end trilogy which i first bought as single book overlooks decades in the life of Finn and although being a woman i could fully being transformed into this boy/ man and all his emotions, fears, the love for Scotland and the outer hebrides which i visited too seeps theough in every sentence , his words made me walk the bezches, feel the wind , taste the salt on my lips, stunning proze giving life in the voice of peter forbes a magical combination ♥️

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check mate

Where does The Chessmen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

top 20%

Would you recommend The Chessmen to your friends? Why or why not?

yes - but only after reading the first two - the endfing needs to be told

Which scene was your favorite?

none in particular

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

no - not as much as the first two

Any additional comments?

I felt slightly disappointed - it was a good enough ending but ,,, something didn't gel as much as tghe first two for me

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Picks up where The Lewis Man ends

I have now listened to all three books in the series (to include The Lewis Man and The Chessmen) and each are excellent. I think it helps to listen to them in order because the relationships grow with each book. This book explains what happens after the dramatic climax of The Lewis Man.

I highly recommend the entire series--but listen to them in order or you might be lost.

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