Probably my favorite book of his sine The Blackhouse. It is easy to feel totally immersed in French life through his books and his latest novel does not disappoint. A cast iron hit! Would be interested to see this developed into a film

Thank you net galley. A taut, well written thriller that keeps you hooked till the end. I enjoyed the detailing of the forensics and also the insights into the protagonist's personal life. Made me feel connected to the story.

A young woman takes a walk on her family's estate one evening and vanishes. All viable suspects seem to have cast iron alibis for her disappearance and with the arrest of one of the suspects for the murder of three other young women, it becomes just another cold case. Fourteen years later, her skeletal remains are found in a dried out lake near her home, but they provide no further clue to her killer.
A journalist compiles a book with seven cold cases and Enzo Macleod, a Scottish forensic expert, makes a bet that he can solve all seven, using modern forsenic techniques. This is the penultimate case in the book, Enzo having successfully solved the first five. As his investigation progresses, it touches on other crimes and unnerves a killer fearful of exposure. With his daughter's life at stake, Enzo embarks on a frantic race to uncover the truth and save her.
This is a fast paced thriller and well written. Although this is book 6 of the Enzo Files series, it can be enjoyed without having read the previous books in the series. Enzo has complicated personal relationships which are interweaved throughout the story, but they are central to the plot. This is an interesting book, well worth reading.

Thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for a copy of this e-book in return for a review.

I have read the Lewis trilogy by Peter May, a series which I absolutely loved with its evocation of the Western Isles. Cast Iron is the sixth (and perhaps final) book in his 'cold case' or 'Enzo files' series and the first of these which I have read. I will be reading the rest for this was a very good read indeed.

Enzo Macleod, a retired forensic scientist has taken on a bet that he would be able to solve seven cold cases written about by a French journalist, Raffin, who is now his daughter's partner. At the beginning of the novel he has solved five of these and it seems that someone is very keen to stop him solving the remaining two. In a previous case he was shot at but the would be assassin missed and Raffin took the bullet instead.. Enzo is now about to look into the case of Lucie Martin, a twenty year old who went missing in 1989. Lucie had known a man who turned out to be responsible for several other murders and who was also blamed for hers. In his search for the truth, Enzo interviews this man and is not convinced that he is the murderer.

This is a very satisfying tale. Enzo is a convincing character with a complicated personal life which makes him all the more believable. The denouement is excellent and the tension builds throughout. I look forward to reading more.

Another super thriller from the pen of Peter May based around his Enzo Macleod character. A splendid rip-roaring tale of murders past and present told at breakneck speed but with great elan. Love it!