Scottish Writer Peter May, Author of ‘Lewis Trilogy’ Dies: Publisher
His books sold around 15 million copies worldwide, and he was preparing a final novel and farewell tour, his publisher said.
- Scottish crime writer Peter May died in France on Friday, September 25, 2026. The author of the Lewis Trilogy novels had sold 15 million books worldwide throughout his career.
- May worked as a journalist and television scriptwriter before finding literary fame. He produced seminal series including Take the High Road and the Gaelic-language, Isle of Lewis-set Machair, which inspired his love for the Hebrides.
- The publication of the Lewis-set thriller The Blackhouse in 2011 brought May international fame, launching The Lewis Trilogy. He published a bestseller almost every year until his final book, The Black Loch, in 2024.
- After his wife, Janice Hally, announced the "awful news" of his death, she stated she had "no words to express the loss." May had delivered his final novel, Island of the Dead, scheduled for January 2027.
- Publisher John Riley remembered May for his "kindness, generosity and largeness of spirit," calling him "irreplaceable." May had been planning a "farewell tour" of Scotland and Lewis to coincide with his final book's release.
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Scottish author and screenwriter Peter May has died at the age of 74. He died on September 25 at his summer home in southern France, AFP reported, and the information was confirmed by the Scottish daily newspaper The Scotsman, quoted by BTA. May is best known for his trilogy about the island of Lewis, located in the Hebrides off the northwest coast of Scotland. The series includes the novels The Black House, The Man from Lewis and The Chess Piec…
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Scottish novelist and screenwriter Peter May has died at the age of 74, his French publishing house announced to AFP today. He was the first author to publish his Scottish series, which was a huge success worldwide. “Peter May was a man of a very sensitive nature, with great empathy, who cared for others and was incredibly kind,” Rouergue publishing house commented, paying tribute to the memory of “an extremely creative man.” The author, who has…
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