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Raven Black

Book One of the Shetland Island Mysteries
By Ann Cleeves
Series: Shetland Island Mysteries
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Raven Black by Ann Cleeves is a chilling crime thriller set in the snowbound Shetland Islands. On a cold January morning, the discovery of Catherine Ross's strangled body shatters the serene island community. Suspicion falls on Magnus Tait, the local loner, but Detective Jimmy Perez from the mainland reopens the case, stirring fear and mistrust among the residents as they realise a killer remains at large.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This gripping and atmospheric mystery will appeal to fans of British crime fiction and those who enjoy psychological thrillers with richly drawn characters and striking settings. It is especially suited for readers intrigued by cosy yet dark policing dramas.

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A celebrated crime writer in Britain and winner of the coveted 2006 Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Cleeves now introduces a dazzling new suspense series--featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez--to U.S. mystery readers.

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The basis for the hit series "Shetland" now airing on PBS.

Winner of Britain's coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves's Raven Black introduces a dazzling suspense series to U.S. mystery readers.

It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a splash of colour on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour, Catherine Ross.

The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man—loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when detective Jimmy Perez and his colleagues from the mainland insist on opening out the investigation, a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst.

Series: Shetland Island Mysteries

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780312359676

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: Minotaur Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 384

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Ann Cleeves Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Police Procedural Series: Shetland Island Mysteries

About the Author

ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series--Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge--all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox.

The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.

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