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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Carla Feric

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Author peter may remembered as irreplaceable after death at 74 | History Defined

  • Scottish crime writer Peter May has died aged 74 at his holiday home in the south of France.
  • His death was announced by his widow, Janice Hally, on Monday following his passing on Friday night.
  • Best known for The Lewis Trilogy, May sold around 15 million books worldwide across a career spanning journalism, TV and fiction.
  • Tributes were paid by his publisher Jon Riley, who described him as “irreplaceable”, and Scottish First Minister John Swinney.
  • May's final novel, Island Of The Dead , is set to be published posthumously in January 2027.

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Scottish crime author Peter May dies in south of France

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