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Carla Feric

Scottish crime writer Peter May hailed as ‘irreplaceable’ after death aged 74

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Scottish crime writer Peter May, best known for The Lewis Trilogy, has been remembered as “irreplaceable” and “one of the best writers of crime fiction” after his death aged 74.

The author, who was renowned for popular novels which also included the Enzo Files series and the China Thrillers, died on Friday night at his holiday home in the south of France, according to a statement on social media.

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