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The Night Gate: the Razor-Sharp Finale to the Enzo Macleod Investigations (The Enzo Files Book 7) Hardcover – 18 Mar. 2021
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THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE CHINA THRILLERS
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021
'Enzo MacLeod is one of the most unusual crime solvers I have ever met.' BookBrowse
'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of Books
In a sleepy French village, the body of a man shot through the head is disinterred by the roots of a fallen tree. A week later a famous art critic is viciously murdered in a nearby house. The deaths occurred more than seventy years apart.
Asked by a colleague to inspect the site of the former, forensics expert Enzo Macleod quickly finds himself embroiled in the investigation of the latter. Two extraordinary narratives are set in train - one historical, unfolding in the treacherous wartime years of Occupied France; the other contemporary, set in the autumn of 2020 as France re-enters Covid lockdown.
And Enzo's investigations reveal an unexpected link between the murders - the Mona Lisa.
Tasked by the exiled General Charles de Gaulle to keep the world's most famous painting out of Nazi hands after the fall of France in 1940, 28-year-old Georgette Pignal finds herself swept along by the tide of history. Following in the wake of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa as it is moved from château to château by the Louvre, she finds herself just one step ahead of two German art experts sent to steal it for rival patrons - Hitler and Göring.
What none of them know is that the Louvre itself has taken exceptional measures to keep the painting safe, unwittingly setting in train a fatal sequence of events extending over seven decades.
Events that have led to both killings.
The Night Gate spans three generations, taking us from war-torn London, the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Berlin and Vichy France, to the deadly enemy facing the world in 2020. In his latest novel, Peter May shows why he is one of the great contemporary writers of crime fiction.
LOVED THE NIGHT GATE? Read the first book in the acclaimed China Thrillers, THE FIREMAKER
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- EditionFirst Edition
- Publisherriverrun
- Publication date18 Mar. 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions16.38 x 4.45 x 23.62 cm
- Print length496 pages
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The Night Gate transports the reader back and forth in time and across Europe . . . May uses his intimate knowledge of Scotland and rural France to his advantage, and his expert scene-setting really brings these locations to life. [A] very enjoyable read . . . fascinating historical insights ― The Scotsman
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The Night Gate spans three generations, taking us from war-torn London, the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Berlin and Vichy France, to the deadly enemy facing the world in 2020. In his latest novel, Peter May shows why he is one of the great contemporary writers of crime fiction.
About the Author
Peter May was born and raised in Scotland. He was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. When his first book was adapted as a major drama series for the BBC, he quit journalism and during the high-octane fifteen years that followed, became one of Scotland's most successful television dramatists. He created three prime-time drama series, presided over two of the highest-rated serials in his homeland as script editor and producer, and worked on more than 1,000 episodes of ratings-topping drama before deciding to leave television to return to his first love, writing novels.
In 2021, he was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. He has also won several literature awards in France, received the USA's Barry Award for The Blackhouse, the first in his internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy; and in 2014 was awarded the ITV Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year award for Entry Island. Peter now lives in South-West France with his wife, writer Janice Hally.
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- Publisher : riverrun; First Edition (18 Mar. 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 496 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1784295043
- ISBN-13 : 978-1784295042
- Dimensions : 16.38 x 4.45 x 23.62 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 233,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 10,021 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery
- 42,341 in Thrillers (Books)
- 43,750 in Mysteries (Books)
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"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth" New York Times
Peter May is the multi award-winning author of:
- the Lewis Trilogy set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland;
- the China Thrillers, featuring Beijing detective Li Yan and American forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell;
- the Enzo Files, featuring Scottish forensic scientist Enzo MacLeod, which is set in France. The sixth and final Enzo book is Cast Iron (January 2017, Riverrun).
He has also written several standalone books:
- I'll Keep You Safe (January 2018, Riverrun)
- Entry Island (January 2014, Quercus UK)
- Runaway (January 2015, Quercus UK)
- Coffin Road (January 2016, Riverrun)
May had a successful career as a television writer, creator, and producer.
One of Scotland's most prolific television dramatists, he garnered more than 1000 credits in 15 years as scriptwriter and script editor on prime-time British television drama. He is the creator of three major television drama series and presided over two of the highest-rated serials in his homeland before quitting television to concentrate on his first love, writing novels.
Born and raised in Scotland he lives in France.
His breakthrough as a best-selling author came with The Lewis Trilogy. After being turned down by all the major UK publishers, the first of the The Lewis Trilogy - The Blackhouse - was published in France as L'Ile des Chasseurs d'Oiseaux where it was hailed as "a masterpiece" by the French national newspaper L'Humanité. His novels have a large following in France. The trilogy has won several French literature awards, including one of the world's largest adjudicated readers awards, the Prix Cezam.
The Blackhouse was published in English by the award-winning Quercus (a relatively young publishing house which did not exist when the book was first presented to British publishers). It went on to become an international best seller, and was shortlisted for both Barry Award and Macavity Award when it was published in the USA.
The Blackhouse won the US Barry Award for Best Mystery Novel at Bouchercon in Albany NY, in 2013.
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Customers enjoyed the engaging plot and well-crafted characters. They found the book readable and suspenseful from start to finish. Readers appreciated the balanced blend of fact and fiction, with accurate research and great art style. Overall, they found the book enjoyable and worth reading.
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Customers enjoy the plot. They find it interesting and well-written, with neat twists and turns. The story blends crime with historical fiction in an enjoyable way. However, some readers felt the editing was poor.
"Fascinating and exciting" Read more
"...However, I like the continuing story of Enzos family, they are familiar people now...." Read more
"...You ask yourself ‘can it be true’. Very descriptive, so much so that you feel as if you are there observing what is taking place." Read more
"...I enjoyed the story immensely and some of the humour between Lange and Georgina was brilliant." Read more
Customers find the book readable and engaging. They say it's well-told and another great addition to their collection.
"I love PMs writing, particularly his descriptions of, not only the surroundings and people, but little things that could be brushed aside but are not..." Read more
"...What a super writer" Read more
"...And the weaving together of past and present in this book is well done. The characters also are well scripted and believable. Chapeau a M. May!" Read more
"well written" Read more
Customers enjoy the well-developed characters and their stories. They find it entertaining to revisit them in subsequent books in the series.
"...The characters also are well scripted and believable. Chapeau a M. May!" Read more
"In this surprise extra book in the series it was entertaining to revisit the characters...." Read more
"At times it felt a bit disjointed,the story being told by different characters, though mainly Enzo...." Read more
"...The historical characters were strongly written and I was engrossed in following their story." Read more
Customers enjoy the book. They find it engaging and recommend it for genealogists and art enthusiasts alike.
"...A little slow but worth the effort. I always enjoy this author." Read more
"Worth reading but not up to the very high standard of the previous three books in the series" Read more
"...This is a thoroughly enjoyable book." Read more
"...Well worth the read." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's research accuracy. They find the plot well-researched, with a balance of fact and fiction in locations both. The book is believable, with faultless research into every background detail. Readers say the story is interlaced with historical fact.
"...Well written and researched and a very enjoyable read. I can never quite take to Enzo though. Middle aged and elderly men with pony tails!..." Read more
"...Well written and the ending was excellent. Maybe the story is based on fact. It would not surprise me if it was...." Read more
"Unusual concept but gripping story combining May's trademark suspense and humour. A great read." Read more
"Artful fiction interlaced with historical fact, great characters, intriguing detailed descriptions suck the reader in deeper and deeper, great read" Read more
Customers enjoy the book's art style. They find it a good read for French and art lovers, with an interesting take on a well-worn theme. The descriptions of places and landscapes are captivating, providing an illuminating look into events in France and Germany during World War II.
"...A well researched story, with an art world slant on a well worn theme...." Read more
"A very illuminating look into the events in France & Germany during WW2...." Read more
"...The author’s descriptions of place and landscape were always captivating...." Read more
"...with Second World War intrigue makes it even more enjoyable and tantalising. A really good read." Read more
Customers enjoy the book. They find it an enjoyable read from Peter May, a great rollercoaster ride with intrigue and adventure in his typical style. Some appreciate the China series more than the original Enzo series.
"Big fan of Peter May and loved the original Enzo series but this one fell short I'm afraid...." Read more
"...This one isn't his best. Really enjoy the China series." Read more
"Another enjoyable book from Peter May." Read more
"Another fabulous rollercoaster ride by Peter May. Great to have Enzo Mcleod back as the intrepid investigator...." Read more
Customers found the book's pacing disjointed and frustrating. They felt it was boring and not very original. The Covid details were labored, with too much detail of the environs versus plot. The book got muddled at times and felt like a rush job.
"...but still a long drawn out saga with an unlikely ending,,,,,not exciting at all..." Read more
"At times it felt a bit disjointed,the story being told by different characters, though mainly Enzo...." Read more
"...basic plot, about safeguarding the Mona Lisa during WW2, Is just at lot of nonsense...." Read more
"...day storylines didn't work for me and felt it disjointed and somewhat frustrating...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2025Fascinating and exciting
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2024I love PMs writing, particularly his descriptions of, not only the surroundings and people, but little things that could be brushed aside but are not. I found this book rather too dense, maybe it’s the skipping between timeframes losing track of people’s motivations, maybe I’m just lacking in concentration, but I did struggle to finish.
However, I like the continuing story of Enzos family, they are familiar people now. And the best part of the book was the wartime story of a very brave woman who is forgotten but just may have achieved her aim - we will never know.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2025A very interesting, brilliantly told story. You ask yourself ‘can it be true’. Very descriptive, so much so that you feel as if you are there observing what is taking place.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2025After reading many books by this author, I have not many more too read, mores the pity, I only hope he has more to come . What a super writer
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 December 2024I reviewed his last book re Salmon fish farms and this is better but still a long drawn out saga with an unlikely ending,,,,,not exciting at all...
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2024At times it felt a bit disjointed,the story being told by different characters, though mainly Enzo.I enjoyed the story immensely and some of the humour between Lange and Georgina was brilliant.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2024For me, even though I only have tenuous links to WWII (yes, I'm old), there are echoes of my past and echoes of a France I loved, and still do. There are tales I could tell...but also secrets that I cannot. And the weaving together of past and present in this book is well done. The characters also are well scripted and believable. Chapeau a M. May!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2025I love Peter May’s books very much and have read quite a few of them
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- dragonworksReviewed in Canada on 11 December 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READ
Fast paced, well-written. Conflicted characters, brutal plot. A tough, grown-up novel by a good writer.
- Constant ReaderReviewed in the United States on 27 May 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Thriller Woven Around Historic Facts and People
What a surprise! We thought the series of mysteries featuring forensic science professor Enzo McCleod came to a dramatic conclusion in 2017. But Enzo wasn’t finished. Like all of the Enzo books, the pacing is fast, and the pages turn very quickly. Plan ahead because there is a point where you will not want to stop reading. If you are at 70% and it’s getting late, you might want to turn out your light or close the Kindle because it will otherwise be a very late night. This story could stand alone, but all the continuing characters are back, and you will not understand the parts of the book that are updating them if you have not read the previous books. The book opens with a particularly gruesome murder in contemporary time. Enzo was nearby because he had been invited to consult when a tree blew down and exposed the remains of a murdered Nazi officer. The small-town police welcome his help on the new murder. The story alternates between Enzo’s point of view in contemporary time and the point of view during WWII of Georgette Pignal a young French-English woman who was recruited by DeGaulle to personally protect the Mona Lisa from the Germans trying to seize it for Hitler and the Germans trying to seize it for Goring. There are awkward and deliberately obscured storyteller interludes that introduce the sequences from the 1940s and some also necessary but tedious diary entries that serve the same purpose in transferring information from the historic characters to the contemporary characters. There are interesting details about the actions taken by the French to preserve and remove the treasures of the Louvre before and after occupation by the Germans. The book includes real people and actual events with the fictional story woven around that structure. One aspect that I found intriguing is that it is the first book that I have read that is set during the pandemic. Face masks, hand sanitizer, lockdowns, etc. are part of the narrative. He does not dwell on the pandemic, but it does complicate the investigation. Enzo is older, but not much wiser as he finds himself in risky situations with some regularity. The tension level can be high. Most of the action is in France near Cahors with some scenes in the Outer Hebrides (which is also the setting of May’s Lewis series), Paris, and Berlin. The detailed descriptions of the settings are evocative, and you will feel immersed in them. This book is an excellent thriller and a solid five stars, although I might deduct half a star just because of the storytelling construct.
- JeanetteReviewed in Germany on 17 March 2022
4.0 out of 5 stars enzo not in usual form
first of all, i love peter may's books. especially the lewis trilogy but many others, too. i've also read most of the enzo books and enjoyed them.
in the night gate i liked the storyline but some details just bothered me. being german, i constantly stumbled over one of the main characters' name: hans bauer. oh, please! this is a man supposedly in his twenties today while the name hans is completely old-fashioned. it is like peter may sitting down thinking to himself: what might be the most stereotypical german name i could give this character.
in the sequence where this hans bauer researches his ancestry he meets up with a "mitarbeiter" of the diocesan archive. not only do we know by this time that this is in fact a "mitarbeiterin" called greta but the whole scene struck me as unrealistic.
you may well call me a stickler for details ;-)
overall, enzo seems to stumble from one danger/misfortune to the next and i felt sorry for him. maybe he's just getting old, like the rest of us.
- JamesbyronbooksReviewed in Australia on 16 August 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
The descriptions of the wonderful scenery and excellent food were more than ideal. A great read that held my attention from page 1.
- Joe RatchetReviewed in Canada on 1 December 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
I like Peter May. I really liked his Black House series, and have been reading his other series since then.