Kun toimittaja Jerry Markhamin ruumis löydetään veneestä, nuori rikoskomisario Willow Reeves värvätään johtamaan tutkintaa. Tapaus herättää myös Jimmy Perezin mielenkiinnon, vaikka hän on pysytellyt sivussa työkuvioista kihlattunsa kuoleman jälkeen. Markhamin kuolemaa tutkiessaan Willow ja Jimmy löytävät tiensä Shetlannin öljy- ja kaasuteollisuuden sydämeen. Perinteisiä arvoja vaalivassa yhteisössä uusien energiamuotojen läpilyönti ei ole aina toivottua. Markham jahtasi isoa uutisjuttua viimeisinä päivinään. Juttua, jonka takia hänet piti vaientaa. Mykkä vesi on suositun Shetlanti-sarjan viides osa.

Shetlanti

Mykkä vesi

Shetlanti-sarjan kolmas, kiehtova osa! Perezin kollegan Sandyn isoäidin tontilla tehdään arkeologisia kaivauksia. Tontilta löytyy ihmisen luita ja vanhoja kolikoita, ja pian tämän jälkeen kaksi ruumista. Kuolemille löytyy järkevä selitys, mutta Jimmy Perezin mielestä kaksi kuolemaa samassa kuussa ja samalla tontilla on outoa sattumaa. Perez aloittaa tutkimukset. Pian Sandy huomaa penkovansa sukusalaisuuksia, joista ei oikeastaan haluaisi tietää mitään. Tapahtumien takaa alkaa paljastua vanha ja monimutkainen mustasukkaisuuden ja sotkuisten ihmissuhteiden vyyhti. Punaista tomua on palkitun Ann Cleevesin Shetlandinsaarille sijoittuvan dekkarisarjan kolmas osa.

Punaista tomua

From the bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series. Introducing Inspector Jimmy Perez. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves's bestselling Shetland series – now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall. A remote community with a killer in their midst . . . On New Year’s Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance . . . The body is found close to the home of a lonely outcast and local suspicion falls firmly on him. But when Inspector Jimmy Perez insists on broadening the search for suspects, a veil of distrust and fear is thrown over the entire community. As the case develops, Perez finds himself peering deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go. The case files of Jimmy Perez continue in White Nights, the thrilling second Shetland novel. Praise for the gripping and atmospheric Shetland series: ‘Cleeves’ setting is beautifully evoked . . . this is as finely crafted and satisfying as a well-made piece of furniture – just look at the workmanship’ – The Times ‘Like a smoky Shetland peat fire, this elegantly written, slow-burning intrigue shrouds you in mystery and crackles with inner heat’ – Peter James, author of the bestselling Roy Grace series ‘A most satisfying mystery set in an isolated and intriguing location. Jimmy Perez is a fine creation’ – Peter Robinson, author of the DCI Banks series

Shetland

Raven Black

'Expertly plotted and mesmerising' - Mick Herron A local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV's Vera, returns for her most shocking case so far . . . I can't see anything. It's as if this house is on its own in the world, as if I'm on my own in the world and nobody would care if I died . . . When a body is found on the common outside Rosebank, an isolated care home for troubled teens, DI Vera Stanhope is called out to investigate. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work, and her only clue is the disappearance of fourteen-year-old resident Chloe. Vera can’t bring herself to believe that a teenager is responsible for the murder, but even she can’t dismiss the possibility. Then, in the isolated wilds of the Northumbrian countryside, near the Three Dark Wives standing stones which have triggered legends across the centuries, a second body is found. As folklore and fact begin to collide, Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth. But it seems that there are dark secrets in their community - ones that may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed . . . The Dark Wives is the next thrilling mystery in the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling series from Ann Cleeves. **** 'Like Rendell and James before her, like McDermid and Rankin today, Ann Cleeves is one of our secret chroniclers, charting – under cover of a series of expertly plotted and mesmerising crime novels – how we live now' – Mick Herron, author of Slow Horses 'Cleeves's Northumberland novels are strong on atmosphere, combing old-fashioned detective work with a modern take on class' – The Sunday Times 'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' – The Mail on Sunday 'One of Britain's best crime writers' – Daily Express 'A story that keeps you guessing until the end where all the clues are pulled together masterfully' – Reader review 'As stunning on the page as on TV' – Reader review 'The storyline, the characters and the atmosphere of North East England all fit together beautifully' – Reader review

Vera Stanhope

The Dark Wives

Vinnare av Duncan Lawrie Award (tidigare Gold Dagger) för bästa brittiska deckare 2006! Huvudbok i Bonniers Bokklubb! Det är en kall januarimorgon och staden Lerwick på Shetlandsöarna ligger under ett djupt täcke av snö. Korparna seglar fram över den ensamstående mamman Fran Hunter som just har lämnat sin dotter i skolan och är på väg hemåt när hennes blick plötsligt dras till den frusna marken och ett konstigt bylte som ligger i snön. Det visar sig vara en ung kvinna, strypt med sin egen halsduk. Fran känner genast igen henne: det är grannflickan Catherine Ross, som tillsammans med sin pappa nyligen flyttat till Shetlandsöarna från England. Shetlandspolisen kallar genast på förstärkning från Skottland. Bland invånarna sprids nyheten om mordet blixtsnabbt och rykten om att stadens ensling Magnus Tait är inblandad i mordet börjar florera. När kommissarie Jimmy Perez ignorerar ryktena och istället börjar kartlägga vad som egentligen hänt sprider sig misstankarna vidare och lägger sig som en skugga över den lilla staden. Grannarna kastar illvilliga blickar på varandra och för första gången låser man sin ytterdörr. Alla känner alla  men en av dem är en mördare. Vem? En kriminalhistoria med bra tecknade personporträtt som utforskar vad som händer när känslan av idyll krackelerar. Om Svart som natten:"Mördarens identitet kommer som en total överraskning, men tycks sedan uppenbar  en smart personteckning och ett tillfredsställande slut på en fulländad och tänkvärd bok. The Sunday Telegraf Återigen framstår hon som en mästare i miljöskildring  en skickligt sammansatt psykologisk thriller. The Times

Svart som natten

Komisario Jimmy Perez on vierailulla kotisaarellaan morsiamensa kanssa, kun nainen löytyy kuolleena linnunhöyheniä hiuksissaan. Uhri on kuuluisa ornitologi ja saaren lintuaseman emäntä. Perez ryhtyy tutkimaan murhaa – yksin, sillä syysmyrskyt eristävät saaren muusta maailmasta. Veneet pysyvät laiturissa. Koneet eivät nouse ilmaan. Kun tapahtuu toinen murha, ilmapiiri lintusaarella alkaa muuttua pahaenteiseksi. Sininen sarastus on laadukas perinteinen murhamysteeri, jossa pahaenteinen tunnelma kasvaa asteittain kohti täysin odottamatonta loppuratkaisua. Sininen sarastus on Ann Cleevesin Shetlanti-sarjan neljäs osa.

Sininen sarastus

Vera Stanhope og en lille landsbys beboere kommer på prøve, da nye spor dukker op i en ældre sag om en myrdet teenagepige. I løgnenes spor er andet bind af Ann Cleeves’ hitserie om den skarpe, men elskelige kriminalkommissær Vera Stanhope. Ti år er gået, siden femtenårige Abigail Mantel blev myrdet og fundet død i en grøftekant i East Yorkshire. Hendes fars kæreste blev dengang dømt for mordet, men pludselig dukker nye beviser op i sagen og renser hendes navn – Abigails morder er altså stadig på fri fod. Abigails bedste veninde, nu en ung kvinde, der bor i landsbyen med sin egen lille familie, er chokeret over nyheden. Hun opdager, at hun måske slet ikke kendte sin veninde så godt, som hun troede … Efterhånden som kriminalkommissær Vera Stanhopes efterforskning skrider frem, står det klart, at landsbyens beboere ikke taler helt sandt og vil gøre hvad som helst for at undgå, at sandheden kommer frem i lyset. Er de bange for morderen? Eller for deres egen blakkede fortid?

En Vera Stanhope-Krimi

I løgnenes spor

Første bog i en ny krimiserie, North-Devon-serien, af bestsellerforfatteren til bøgerne bag tv-serierne "Vera" og "Shetland". Ann Cleeves har skabt sig en stor fanskare med sine atmosfæriske krimier. Denne gang har Cleeves bevæget sig til Devon, hvor hun selv er vokset op, og det smukke landskab danner baggrund for en klassisk britisk krimi med et twist. Fans af Elly Griffiths og Robert Galbraith vil uden tvivl elske denne nye krimiserie.

North-Devon

Døden på stranden

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again Come Death and High Water is the second mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. The picturesque privately-owned island of Gillibry off the North Devon coast turns out to be the perfect site for a murder . . . A routine weekend visit by the Gillibry Bird Observatory Trust is made memorable by the owner’s announcement that he is going to sell the island. A sale would mean the end of the Observatory, which for some of the birders made life worth living. A fire in Charlie Todd’s cottage added to their distress. And when, next morning, after a fierce storm, they found Charlie dead in a bird hide, their pleasant September weekend assumed a dangerous new face. Charlie Todd’s murder could have been the deed of any member of the Trust. And it falls to one of their own, George Palmer-Jones, to unravel the identity of killer within their midst . . .

George and Molly Palmer-Jones

Come Death and High Water

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again A Prey to Murder is the fourth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. The huge and powerful hawk dominated the scene. Its talons pierced the woman’s flesh and the beak pointed towards her eyes . . . The sight is a particularly horrible shock for George Palmer-Jones, ornithologist and amateur detective, as he was an old friend of the victim Eleanor Masefield. George and his wife Molly are staying at Eleanor’s family run hotel, and whilst George believed Eleanor was a beautiful and charming widow, Molly has other ideas. Is Molly a little jealous? Or was Eleanor more a black widow – a ruthless manipulator of all those caught in her far-reaching web? Can Molly prove it in time to prevent another death?

A Prey to Murder

Detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake where the body of a teenager has been discovered. After trawling through the missing persons files, he deduces that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972. For country prison officer Hannah Morton it is the shock of her life. Michael had been her boyfriend, and she had been with him the night he disappeared. The news report that a body has been found brings back dreaded and long-buried memories from her past . . .

The Sleeping and the Dead

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again Sea Fever is the sixth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. A rare and unrecorded sea bird captures all the birders attention whilst right under their noses the most fanatical birder of them all disappears . . . Later, Greg Franks’ corpse, the head bludgeoned, is found floating in the sea. Had it not been for Greg Franks, amateur detective George Palmer-Jones would not have been on the bird watching trip in Cornwall to the first place. He had been hired by Greg Franks’ anxious parents to try and persuade their errant son to return home. George would have turned the case down flat but the offer of a free weekend’s bird watching was too tempting to resist. Now, he must unhappily shoulder the burden of finding why the young man had been murdered. Who hated Franks enough to kill him? Almost everyone, it seems . . .

Sea Fever

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! A woman disappears under ghostly circumstances, and Inspector Jimmy Perez must separate fact from fiction in Thin Air, the sixth Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. A group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London, travelling to Shetland to celebrate the marriage of one of their friends to a local. But late on the night of the wedding party, one of them, Eleanor, disappears – apparently into thin air. Detectives Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves are dispatched to investigate. Before she went missing, Eleanor claimed to have seen the ghost of a local child who drowned in the 1920s. Jimmy and Willow are convinced that there is more to Eleanor’s disappearance than they first thought. Is there a secret that lies behind the myth? One so shocking that many years later someone would kill to protect it? Continue the thrilling mystery series with Cold Earth.

Thin Air

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! When a woman's death finds Inspector Jimmy Perez out of his depth, he must dig up long-buried secrets to uncover the truth in Red Bones, the third Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. After a young archaeologist uncovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find – or a more contemporary mystery? Then, in the middle of the night, an elderly woman is shot dead. It appears to be a tragic accident, but Jimmy Perez is called to investigate. The sparse landscape and the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce and secretive people. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness have lasted generations. To solve the crime – and prevent further bloodshed – Perez must ask questions that some on the island do not want to be asked . . . Continue the atmospheric crime series with Blue Lightning.

Red Bones

Introducing Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope. The Crow Trap is the first book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn, Vera. Everyone has something to hide . . . Three very different women come together at an isolated cottage on the North Pennines to complete an environmental survey. Three women who each know the meaning of betrayal . . . Rachael, the team leader, is still reeling after a double betrayal by her lover and boss. Anne, a botanist, sees the survey as a chance to indulge in a little deception of her own. And then there is Grace, a strange, uncommunicative young woman, hiding plenty of her own secrets. Rachael is the first to arrive at the cottage, but when she gets there she is shocked to discover an apparent suicide. But then another death occurs, and a fourth woman enters the picture – the unconventional Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, who must piece together the truth from these women’s tangled lives . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, and Silent Voices. 'One of Britain's best crime writers' – Daily Express 'Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves' – Val McDermid, author of the Karen Pirie series

The Crow Trap

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again Murder in My Backyard is the second mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry . . . but here she is, murdered in her own backyard on a bitter St. David’s Eve. When detective Stephen Ramsay starts asking questions in the village, a more ambiguous picture begins to emerge. Yes, old Mrs. Parry was loved by everyone, but sometimes her kindness had caused trouble. Yes, her two nephews were devoted to her, but they didn’t really want her interfering in their rather complicated personal lives. Even among her neighbours, Alice Parry’s helpfulness had sometimes misfired; and after her death, tension tight as a clenched fist grips the uneasy village. Meanwhile, the suspects keep rolling in, and Heppleburn’s friendly neighbourhood killer continues his nasty piece of work . . .

Inspector Ramsay

Murder in My Backyard

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again Murder in Paradise is the third mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Cheerful festivities take a dark turn when the groom’s sister slips and tumbles to the perilous rocks below . . . Newlyweds Jim and Sarah were welcomed home from their honeymoon to the Scottish island of Kinness with a huge celebration, and the whole island was present to witness the bitter end. But did Jim’s younger sister Mary fall? Or was she pushed? George Palmer-Jones, retired birdwatcher and amateur detective, suspected the latter, but proving it would be difficult – no one wanted to upset the balance of the island’s ancient relationships. There were definitely secrets being hidden, and George, helped by Sarah, began to piece together a tragic story he wished he had never heard. Kinness was a paradise lost.

Murder in Paradise

Gripping full-cast BBC dramatisations and riveting readings of four 'Shetland' tales, plus a bonus short story and interview Ann Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series, all of which have been adapted into hit TV shows. She was presented with the CWA Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 2017, and was appointed an OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List for services to reading and libraries. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author. Raven Black - Midwinter in Shetland, and a young woman is found strangled in a snow-covered field. Suspicion falls on elderly loner Magnus Tait - but Detective Jimmy Perez has a hunch the solution is not that simple. Starring Grant O'Rourke. White Nights - It is midsummer on the island, a time of white nights where the sun never quite leaves the sky. When a distressed stranger disrupts an art exhibition claiming amnesia, and is later found hanged, it seems a clear case of suicide. But Jimmy Perez has other ideas... Starring Steven Robertson. 'The Soothmoothers' - The tensions between three travellers on a business trip to Shetland spark a local woman's interest. By dawn the next day, DI Jimmy Perez is on the scene, investigating a violent crime. Read by Marnie Baxter. 'Secrets of Soil' - Written in collaboration with forensic soil scientist Lorna Dawson, this specially-commissioned short story sees Shetland detective Willow Reeves returning to her childhood home on the Scottish island of North Uist to confront a dark secret from her past. Read by Lesley Hart. 'The Queen of Mystery' - Attending the Malice Domestic crime convention in Bethesda, Maryland, award-winning mystery writer Stella Monkhouse fears her star is starting to wane... Read by Joanna Tope. Phil Williams - Ann Cleeves talks to the Radio 5 Live presenter about the inspiration for her work, and why she's keen to encourage a national passion for reading. Text copyright © Ann Cleeves 2006 (Raven Black), 2008 (White Nights), 2010 ('The Soothmoothers'), 2013 ('Secrets of Soil'), 2016 ('The Queen of Mystery') All rights reserved Raven Black Jimmy Perez - Grant O'Rourke Magnus - John Shedden Fran - Rosalind Sydney Sally - Clare Yuille Robert - John Kielty Duncan - Kenny Blyth DI Taylor - Robin Laing Euan - Greg Powrie Annie Perez - Sandra Voe Catherine - Melody Grove Dramatised by Iain Finlay MacLeod Produced and directed by Kirsteen Cameron White Nights DI Jimmy Perez - Steven Robertson Kenny - Finlay Welsh Edith - Anne Lacey Bella - Eileen McCallum Fran - Tracy Wiles DI Taylor - Robin Laing Peter - Steven McNicoll Roddy - Finn den Hertog Dramatised by Iain Finlay MacLeod Produced by Kirsteen Cameron 'The Soothmoothers' Read by Marnie Baxter Produced by Kirsteen Cameron 'Secrets of Soil' Read by Lesley Hart Produced by Allegra McIlroy 'The Queen of Mystery' Read by Joanna Tope Produced by Kirsteen Cameron Phil Williams With Phil Williams and Ann Cleeves © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Ann Cleeves: Raven Black, White Nights & other Shetland mysteries

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge. 'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' – David Baldacci The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew Venn, from author and creator of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder – Dr Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed. His daughter Eve is a glassblower, and the murder weapon is a shard of one of her broken vases. Dr Yeo seems an unlikely murder victim. He’s a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter. Matthew is unnerved, though, to find that she is a close friend of Jonathan, his husband. Then another body is found – killed in a similar way. Matthew finds himself treading carefully through the lies that fester at the heart of his community and a case that is dangerously close to home . . . The Heron's Cry is the second novel in Ann Cleeves’ Two Rivers crime series, following her Sunday Times bestseller, The Long Call. Praise for The Long Call: 'As a huge fan of both the Shetland and Vera series of books, I had high expectations for Cleeves’ latest. Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves’ latest crimefighter' - David Baldacci 'Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story' - The Times 'A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as one of Britain’s best crime writers' - Daily Express 'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric . . . I am already a Matthew Venn fan' - Elly Griffiths 'Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - Mail on Sunday 'A traditional mystery of the best sort' - Guardian

Two Rivers

The Heron's Cry

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! A man with no memory is found dead and suspicion clouds the community. Inspector Jimmy Perez must hunt for a calculating killer in White Nights, the second Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. On Shetland, the launch of an exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed – a stranger bursts into tears, claiming not to remember who he is or where he comes from. The next day, Inspector Jimmy Perez finds his dead body in a fisherman’s hut. Initially, it seems to be a straightforward case of suicide – yet this is no desperate act. Instead, it soon becomes clear, this is the work of a cold-blooded killer. As Perez investigates, he finds himself mired in the hidden secrets of a small community. Then another body is found. Perez knows he must find the killer before another death occurs. But it is midsummer, an unsettling time when the sun never really sets in Shetland and nothing is quite as it seems . . . Continue the captivating crime series with Red Bones.

White Nights

High Island Blues is the eighth and final mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Swarms of migrating birds fall from the sky seeking shelter as the spring storms begin, but the birders are distracted by a far more shocking sight: Mick Brownscombe’s dead body . . . Old college friends Rob, Oliver and Mick reunite on a bird watching tour to America. It is the first time in twenty years the three have been together – since the fateful holiday to America during which they met the enigmatic Laurie . . . The tour party is hoping for spectacular sights at High Island on the Upper Texas coast but, as the rain pours down and the birds descend, Mick is discovered dead. Back in Britain, Private Investigators George and Molly Palmer-Jones are working on a minor fraud case with name of Brownscombe Associates attached. So when George receives a desperate transatlantic call from his friend Rob, he is on the first plane to Texas. His investigations make little progress – until the second body is found . . . 'Nobody does unsettling undercurrents better than Ann Cleeves' – Val McDermid, author of the Karen Pirie series

High Island Blues

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! A journalist working on a story. Now his murder is a headline. Inspector Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate in Dead Water, the fifth Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. When the body of a journalist is found in a traditional Shetland boat, Detective Inspector Willow Reeves is drafted in to head up the investigation. Jimmy Perez has been out of the loop, but his local knowledge is needed and he decides to help the inquiry. Originally a Shetlander, the journalist had left the islands years before to make a name for himself in London, leaving a scandal in his wake. He had few friends in Shetland, so why was he back? When Willow and Jimmy dig deeper, they realize that he was chasing a story that many Shetlanders didn't want to come to the surface. One that must have been significant enough to kill him for . . . Continue the captivating crime series with Thin Air.

Dead Water

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again The Mill on the Shore is the seventh mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Meg Morrissey refuses to believe that her husband James committed suicide. James was in high spirits because he’d finally completed his long awaited autobiography. He didn’t leave a suicide note. But even more suspiciously the record of his life’s environmental achievement, his magnum opus, has gone missing. Troubled, Meg calls in amateur sleuths George and Molly Palmer-Jones to investigate. They soon uncover that life in the Morrissey family is not as idyllic as it seems – relations with ex-wife Cathy are not as friendly as Meg makes out and James appears to have fallen for another women. But the disappearance of his autobiography is most puzzling of all, did he uncover a secret so damaging someone was prepared to kill for it? George and Molly must try to fit together the missing pieces of information to reveal who could have wanted James dead . . .

The Mill on the Shore

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! A woman's death sees rumours flood the island community – as Inspector Jimmy Perez's life is about to change forever. Wild Fire is the eighth Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. A new English family have moved to Shetland, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny’s body is found hanging in the barn of their home, rumours of her affair with the husband begin to spread like wild fire. With suspicion raining down on the family, DI Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate. For him it will mean returning to the islands of his on–off lover and boss Willow Reeves, who will run the case. Perez is already facing the most disturbing investigation of his career when Willow drops a bomb-shell that will change his life forever. Is he ready for what is to come? Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. 'Excellent' - The Guardian 'Even by her standards this is an outstanding thriller' – Sunday Express

Wild Fire

Hidden Depths is the third book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. A killer who is making an art out of murder . . . A hot summer on the Northumberland coast and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son strangled, laid out in a bath of water and covered with wild flowers. This stylized murder scene has captured Inspector Vera Stanhope’s attention. And then another body is discovered in a rock pool, the corpse again strewn with flowers. Vera must work quickly to find this killer who is making art out of death. As local residents are forced to share their deepest, darkest secrets, the killer watches, waits and plans to prepare another beautiful, watery grave . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Silent Voices, The Glass Room, Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull, and The Darkest Evening.

Hidden Depths

Fierce winds, howling seas and deadly secrets await in The Raging Storm, the latest mystery featuring Detective Matthew Venn from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland. When Jem Rosco – sailor, adventurer and local legend – blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that’s the sort of man he is. Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn. He came to the remote village as a child, its community populated by the Barum Brethren that he parted ways with, so when superstition and rumour mix and another body is found in the cove, Matthew soon finds his judgement clouded. As the stormy winds howl and the village is cut off, Venn and his team start their investigation, little realizing their own lives might be in danger. . . Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, starring Ben Aldridge. Praise for the Matthew Venn series: 'Matthew Venn is a keeper' - David Baldacci 'Had me hooked . . . a promising beginning to another fine chapter in the Ann Cleeves story' - The Times 'A triumph that cements Cleeves’ status as one of Britain’s best crime writers' - Daily Express 'Clever, compassionate and atmospheric' - Elly Griffiths 'Cleeves combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot' - Mail on Sunday 'A traditional mystery of the best sort' - Guardian What readers are saying about The Raging Storm: ‘Absolutely brilliant, Ann Cleeves at her best’ ‘The twists and turns, challenging relationships within the community, mixed with a huge dose of superstitions surrounding routines around the sea, makes for a brilliant novel’ ‘In my opinion, Ann Cleeves ranks among the top crime writers. She consistently delivers classic murder mysteries by balancing diverse characters and rich settings to create unique stories every time’ ‘The setting in this is so integral to the plot that it could almost be a character in its own right’ ‘Cleeves creates a strong sense of tension which pushes you on. The plot is a true mystery, littered with clues and red herrings, and the end is a brilliant revelation’

The Raging Storm

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! A body is found in the wreckage of a destroyed home. Consumed by the investigation, Inspector Jimmy Perez struggles for the truth in Cold Earth, the seventh Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. In the black days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the main road and sweeps down to the sea. At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Inspector Jimmy Perez watches the flood of peaty water and mud smash through a croft house in its path. Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. Perez becomes obsessed with finding out her identity and what she was doing there. Then it emerges that she was already dead when the landslide hit the house and, suddenly, Perez finds himself with a murder to solve . . . Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. Continue the atmospheric crime series with Wild Fire, the final Shetland novel.

Cold Earth

A Lesson in Dying is the first mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Who hung the headmaster in the playground on the night of the school Halloween Party? Almost everyone in Heppleburn either hated or feared the viper-tongued Harold Medburn. Inspector Ramsay is convinced it was the headmaster’s enigmatic wife but Jack Robson, school governor and caretaker, is determined to prove her innocence. With the help of his restless daughter Patty, Jack digs into the secrets of Heppleburn, and uncovers a cesspit of lies, adultery, blackmail and madness . . . Continue the classic whodunit series with Murder in My Backyard.

A Lesson in Dying

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again A Bird in the Hand is the first mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. In England’s birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted – a murderer . . . Young Tom French was found dead, lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast, with his head bashed in and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England, Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they? George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decided quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovered mixed feelings aplenty. Still, he remained baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love, pure envy, or something else altogether. But as he and his fellow ‘twitchers’ flocked from Norfolk to Scotland to the Scilly Isles, in response to rumours of rare sightings, George – with help from his lovely wife, Molly – gradually discerned the true markings of a killer. All he had to do was prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.

A Bird in the Hand

Vera Stanhope, star of ITV’s Vera, returns in the tenth novel in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves’s acclaimed series. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . . But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

The Rising Tide

Silent Voices is the fourth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. No murder is ever simple . . . When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, at first, she thinks it is a death from natural causes. But then Vera spots ligature marks around the victim’s throat and has another murder case on her hands. The victim is Jenny Lister, who was an experienced social worker, but her neighbours are quick to inform Vera about Jenny’s involvement in a notorious case. A young child tragically died and a member of Jenny’s team was subsequently fired and vilified by the media. As Vera tries to pry information from the secretive community another body is found, and Vera finds herself in a race against time to stop the killer. Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, and Hidden Depths.

Silent Voices

Harbour Street is the sixth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. A silent community. A murderer among them . . . As the snow falls in Newcastle, Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie travel home on the busy Metro. When the train stops unexpectedly due to bad weather, Jessie notices that one woman doesn’t leave and when trying to wake her they find that the passenger has been fatally stabbed. With no witnesses DI Vera Stanhope looks into the victim’s past and discovers she lived for years on Harbour Street, in a rundown Northumberland fishing town. As she questions the local residents Vera begins to suspect they know more than they are letting on, and the killer is hiding in their midst. Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with The Crow Trap, Telling Tales, Hidden Depths, Silent Voices, The Glass Room, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

Harbour Street

A haunting and utterly page-turning standalone crime novel from Ann Cleeves, author and creator of the Shetland, Vera Stanhope and Two Rivers series.Abandoned as a baby, twenty-five-year-old Lizzie Bartholomew spent her childhood moving between foster homes and has had more than her fair share of troubles. Now a holiday in Morocco seems to be the perfect escape. Especially when she meets Philip, a fellow tourist. After a brief affair, Lizzie returns to England, only to find a solicitor's letter waiting for her. Philip Samson has died and has left Lizzie a gift of £15,000 in his will. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy that will soon force Lizzie to confront terrifying secrets from her past life . . . ‘A traditional mystery of the best sort’ – The Guardian ‘Combines a flair for evoking sense of place with a thoughtful, complex plot’ – The Mail on Sunday What readers are saying about Burial of Ghosts:‘One of the best starts to a murder-thriller I can remember’ ‘As always with Ann Cleeves, it is excellently written. I certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend it’ ‘The plot kept me turning the pages and was full of surprises. Well worth a read’ ‘Difficult to put down! I will definitely read others by this author’ ‘Keeps your attention glued to the last page. An excellent whodunnit’

Burial of Ghosts

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge, who also reads this updated audiobook. The Long Call is the No.1 bestselling first novel in the Two Rivers series from Sunday Times bestseller and creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves. In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. The day Matthew turned his back on the strict evangelical community in which he grew up, he lost his family too. Now he's back, not just to mourn his father at a distance, but to take charge of his first major case in the Two Rivers region; a complex place not quite as idyllic as tourists suppose. A body has been found on the beach near to Matthew's new home: a man with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. Finding the killer is Venn’s only focus, and his team’s investigation will take him straight back into the community he left behind, and the deadly secrets that lurk there. The next book in the series is The Heron's Cry. This audiobook is an updated recording by Ben Aldridge.

The Long Call

Christmas is coming – and death is at the door. DCI Vera Stanhope returns in The Darkest Evening, the ninth novel in number one Sunday Times bestseller Ann Cleeves’s phenomenally popular crime series. The darkest nights can hide the deadliest secrets . . . Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope’s only thought is to get there quickly. But with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way, eventually stumbling on another car abandoned on the road. With the driver’s door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat. Afraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in. Inside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera has a new case. Could she be the child’s mother and, if she is, what happened to her? 'A thoroughly engrossing thriller' – Mail on Sunday

The Darkest Evening

The Moth Catcher is the seventh book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. As though to a flame, they were drawn to their deaths . . . Life seems perfect in Valley Farm, a quiet community in Northumberland. Then a shocking discovery shatters the silence. The owners of a big country house have employed a house-sitter, a young ecologist named Patrick, to look after the place while they’re away. But Patrick is found dead by the side of the lane into the valley – a beautiful, lonely place to die. DI Vera Stanhope arrives on the scene and when searching the attic of the big house – where Patrick had a flat – she finds the body of a second man. The only thing connecting the two victims is a fascination with studying moths – and catching these beautiful, rare creatures. Those who live in the close-knit Valley Farm development have secrets too, and as Vera is drawn into the claustrophobic world of this increasingly strange community, she realizes that there may be deadly secrets trapped there . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

The Moth Catcher

The Glass Room is the fifth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. Sometimes crime strikes too close to home . . . DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend . . . Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer’s House, a country retreat for aspiring authors. Things get complicated when a body is discovered and Vera’s neighbour is found with a knife in her hand. Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. She’s too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too tempting and she’s never been one to follow the rules. Vera must find a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull and The Darkest Evening.

The Glass Room

Telling Tales is the second audiobook in Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope series – now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. They thought she was a murderer. But now she’s a victim . . . Ten years ago fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantel was murdered, her cold body discovered lying in a ditch. Her father’s girlfriend was found guilty of the crime. Now, evidence has emerged that proves her innocence and means that Abigail’s killer still roams free. Abigail’s best friend at the time of the murder has now returned to the East Yorkshire village of Elvet to raise her young family. Shocked by the new revelations, she begins to realize that she didn’t know her friend as well as she thought . . . Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope is tasked with uncovering the truth and, as her new inquiries stoke up past secrets the villagers will lie to protect, she must find out which lies will bring her to the killer. Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope's investigations with The Crow Trap, Hidden Depths and Silent Voices.

Telling Tales

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again Another Man’s Poison is the fifth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Molly Palmer-Jones arrives at her aunt Ursula’s house one morning, only to find her body slumped lifeless on the sofa . . . Ursula Ottway’s beautiful cottage is wanted by her landlord, politician Marcus Grenville, so he can convert it into a holiday residence. So when Ursula discovers that the illegal use of poisoned bait on Grenville’s land has killed not only a rare bird of prey but her two beloved cats, she storms to his house and threatens revenge. Shocked and saddened to find Ursula’s body the morning after this conflict, Molly and her husband George decide to piece together a picture of Ursula’s last days. And it soon becomes clear that, for many people on the estate, hers was a very convenient death. The Palmer-Joneses embark on a murder investigation but even their professional expertise doesn’t prepare them for what is to follow. A lifetime’s worth of secrets must surface before a killer can finally be brought to justice . . .

Another Man's Poison

A body, a nightclub – and long-buried memories. Set in Northumberland, The Seagull is the eighth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. Obsession never dies . . . When prison inmate and former police officer John Brace says he’s willing to give up information about the location of a dead body in return for protection for his family, Vera knows that she has to look into his claims. But opening up this cold case strikes much closer to home than Vera anticipates as her investigation takes her back in time to The Seagull, a once-decadent and now-derelict nightclub where her deceased father and his friends used to congregate. As Vera’s past collides dangerously with the present, she will have to confront her unwanted memories and face the possibility that her father was involved in what happened. The truth is about to come out, but is Vera ready for what it will reveal? 'Another jewel in her crown' – Mick Herron, author of Slow Horses The Seagull is the eighth crime novel in the Vera Stanhope series. Enjoy more of Vera's investigations with book nine, The Darkest Evening.

The Seagull

Don't miss the return of Jimmy Perez in The Killing Stones - pre-order your copy now! In the quiet village of Stonebridge, a woman's apparent suicide unearths dark secrets that point to murder. Join Inspector Jimmy Perez as he investigates the mysterious death of young teacher Anna Blackwell in this gripping Quick Read from Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. When Anna Blackwell is found dead in her home, the police initially suspect suicide or a tragic accident. But in the tranquil country village of Stonebridge, nestled in the Scottish Borders, murders are unheard of. Inspector Jimmy Perez, called in from far-away Shetland by his ex-wife Sarah, begins to investigate. Local gossip suggests that Anna was having an affair with Sarah's new husband, Tom. Could he have been involved in her death? As Sarah seeks proof of her husband's innocence, Perez uncovers a more sinister truth. As a teacher, Anna loved children. Would she really take her own life, leaving her daughter without a mother? Her newfound happiness before her untimely demise leads Perez to suspect not suicide, but murder... Too Good To Be True is the perfect introduction to the captivating world of Shetland's Inspector Jimmy Perez. This Quick Read from Ann Cleeves, the acclaimed author of the Shetland series, delivers a fast-paced and satisfying mystery that will leave you craving more. Dive into the full series, starting with Raven Black.

Jimmy Perez

Too Good To Be True

TV:stä tuttu komisario Jimmy Perez tutkii Shetlanninsaaria kuohuttavaa kuolemantapausta. Englantilainen perhe muuttaa Shetlantiin siinä toivossa, että saarten rauhallinen elämänrytmi sopisi heidän autistiselle pojalleen. Perhe joutuu kuitenkin keskelle elämänsä painajaista, kun nuori lastenhoitaja löydetään hirttäytyneenä ja huhut lastenhoitajan ja perheen isän suhteesta leviävät. Komisario Jimmy Perez palaa Shetlanninsaarille tutkimaan uransa häiritsevintä juttua.

Kulovalkea

Joukko vanhoja opiskelukavereita matkustaa Lontoosta häihin Shetlannin pohjoisimmalle saarelle Unstiin. Juhlailtana yksi ystävyksistä, Eleanor, kuitenkin katoaa. Seuraavana päivänä Eleanorin ystävä saa itsemurhaviestin sähköpostiinsa, ja myöhemmin löydetään Eleanorin ruumis. Tapausta lähetetään tutkimaan etsivät Jimmy Perez ja Willow Reeves. Ennen kuolemaansa Eleanor väitti nähneensä paikallisen haamun, 1920-luvulla hukkuneen lapsen - voisiko vanha tragedia liittyä tapaukseen? Kuin tuhka tuuleen on suositun Shetlanti-dekkarisarjan kuudes osa.

Kuin tuhka tuuleen

TV:stä tutun, huippusuositun Vera Stanhopen ensiesiintyminen. Kolme naista kokoontuu syrjäiselle mökille Pohjois-Englannissa tekemään ympäristötutkimusta. Työ saa järkyttävän alun, kun tiiminvetäjä Rachael löytää mökistä hyvän ystävänsä ruumiin. Kuolema vaikuttaa itsemurhalta, vaikka Rachaelin onkin sitä vaikea hyväksyä. Kun löytyy toinenkin ruumis, paikalle saapuu omalaatuinen etsivä Vera Stanhope, jolla on keinonsa saada rikolliset ansaan. Varisloukku on rakastetun Vera Stanhope -sarjan ensimmäinen osa - nyt vihdoinkin suomennettuna.

Varisloukku

Shetlannin talvi on pimeä ja sateinen. Ankara kaatosade saa aikaan maanvyörymän, joka tuhoaa autioksi uskotun talon. Ystävänsä hautajaisista palaamassa ollut komisario Jimmy Perez löytää sekasorron keskeltä punaiseen silkkimekkoon pukeutuneen naisen ruumiin. Nainen näyttää olevan välimerellistä syntyperää, kuten Perezkin, ja vainajan henkilöllisyyden selvittämisestä tulee Perezille suorastaan pakkomielle. Sitten selviää, että nainen olikin kuollut jo ennen kuin maanvyörymä iski taloon... Kylmä maa on suositun Shetlanti-dekkarisarjan seitsemäs osa. Dekkarien maisema on tuttu myös tv-sarjasta Shetlandsaarten murhat, jonka viides kausi esitettiin Ylellä loppusyksystä 2019.

Kylmä maa

Da seileren, eventyreren og den lokale legenden Jem Rosco vender tilbake til Greystone i Devon, er det til innbyggernes store glede. Og når han like plutselig forsvinner igjen, er det ingen som tenker videre over det – det er bare så typisk Jem Rosco. Men så bli kroppen hans funnet livløs i en småbåt under en rasende storm, i et område som er legendarisk blant byens innbyggere. For Matthew Venn blir saken ubehagelig personlig. Som barn vokste han opp i den lille byen, i et svært religiøst samfunn som han senere brøt ut av. Mens saken skrider fram, spres også rykter og overtro, og da de finner enda en kropp i samme område, svikter dømmekraften til Matthew. Mens stormen raser og landsbyen isoleres fra samfunnet rundt, går Matthew og kollegaene hans i gang med etterforskningen. Lite vet de at deres liv også er i fare …

Matthew Venn

Stormen herjer

Det er en uvanlig varm sommer, og turistene stimler til kystlinjen i Devon, der to elver møtes før de renner ut i havet. Matthew Venn blir tilkalt til en kunstnerbolig der Dr. Nigel Yeo er funnet drept med en knust vase. Vasen er laget av datteren i huset, som er glassblåser. Det hele ser ut som et tilfeldig, iscenesatt mord. Dr. Yeo er ikke et opplagt mordoffer. Han er en god mann, høyt elsket av datteren, en samfunnsborger som kjempet for pasientenes rettigheter. Men da det blir funnet enda et lik, drept på samme måte som Dr. Yeo, skjønner Matthew at det er noe som skurrer. Det er mange løgner som lurer under overflaten i det lille lokalsamfunnet. Snart er saken faretruende nær Matthews eget privatliv. Den evige hvile ble nominert til en rekke priser, blant annet Theakston Olde Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022.

Den evige hvile

Etterforsker Matthew Venn var bare en ungdom da han forlot både familien og det sterkt troende samfunnet han vokste opp i. Selv nå, under farens begravelse, bivåner han det hele fra utsiden av kirken. Så ringer telefonen: En mann er funnet på stranden. Han har en albatross tatovert på nakken og er stukket til døde. Saken sender Matthew tilbake til det samfunnet han trodde han hadde forlatt for godt, og mens han graver i dets dypeste hemmeligheter, kommer hans egen fortid opp til overflaten. Du skal ikke drepe ble nominert til en lang rekke priser og vant Agatha Award for beste samtidsroman i 2019.

Du skal ikke drepe

När en ung arkeolog vid utgrävningar på Whalsey, en av de mindre Shetlandsöarna, hittar kvarlevor av en människa, blir öborna förbryllade. Är skallen ett fornfynd eller något av senare datum? Kort därefter skjuts en äldre kvinna till döds i en mystisk olycka. Polisen Jimmy Perez kallas till platsen av kvinnans sonson, Sandy Wilson, som också är kollega till Perez.       Det ödsliga landskapet och det vidsträckta havet har frambringat ett obändigt och hemlighetsfullt folk. Mima Wilson hade varit en enstöring, hon hade sin mark, sin stolthet och sin familj. Men varför reagerade hon så märkligt på det arkeologiska fyndet?  När Perez inleder sin undersökning bland lokalbefolkningen finner han två släkter som sedan generationer legat i fejd med varandra och vars avund, snikenhet och förbittring delat samhället i två läger. Han känner sig ensam och osäker, omgiven av främmande människor, långt hemifrån. När den tidiga våren sveper in ön i en klaustrofobisk dimma inträffar ytterligare ett dödsfall. Jimmy Perez inser att gamla hemligheter måste fram i ljuset om en mördare ska kunna hindras att slå till igenAnn Cleeves belönades med prestigefyllda Duncan Lawrie Dagger för bästa engelska kriminalroman för Svart som natten (2007), en bok som också nominerades till Martin Beck Award av Svenska Deckarakademien. Det var första delen i Shetlandskvartetten, som utspelas under fyra olika årstider. Rött stoft är tredje, fristående delen efter Vita nätter (2008). Ann Cleeves har hyllats för sina trovärdiga personteckningar, fantastiska miljöskildringar och originella intriger.

Rött stoft

Midsommar på Shetlandsöarna, den tid på året när fåglarna sjunger vid midnatt och solen aldrig går ner. I en avlägsen dal, precis vid vattnet, ligger Herring Gallery. Här förbereder man en vernissage, och Jimmy Perez, poliskommissarie på ön, är en av gästerna. Det är förvånansvärt nog ganska glest med besökare, trots att många inbjudits. Så anländer en okänd, välklädd man, går fram till en målning och brister i häftig gråt. Perez tar honom åt sidan och det framgår att mannen inte vet vem han är och varifrån han kommer. Och så är han plötsligt försvunnen. Nästa dag hittas han mördad i en lada intill, med en clownmask för ansiktetAnn Cleeves är sedan länge en välkänd författare i Storbritannien. I Sverige utkom hon för första gången 2006 med den hyllade Svart som natten, den första av fyra fristående kriminalromaner som alla utspelar sig på Shetlandsöarna under olika årstider. Svart som natten har bland annat belönats med Duncan Lawrie Dagger för bästa engelska deckare 2006 och nominerades till Martin Beck Award 2007. Svart som natten har hittills sålt i ca 100 000 ex (original, reprint, audio) Om Svart som natten::"...en mästerligt skriven roman med utmejslade personporträtt, krypande spänning och en tät skildring av ett litet samhäller där alla vet allt om alla." Aftonbladet "Jag föll pladask för Cleeves språk, atmosfären och hennes förmåga att få karaktärerna att kännas äkta ... Njut! Hennes "Svart som natten är en av de bästa deckarna jag har läst. En riktig favorit." Smålänningen

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