Magnus is the ‘village idiot’ and fits the bill of a scapegoat perfectly. You know right off the bat that Magnus will be the prime suspect when the murder of a teenager Catherine Ross is found. The story starts with Magnus Tait and two girls who enter his house. I love the barren beauty of these places as the backdrop. I loved the Lewis triology by Peter May that was set in the remote Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Upon reading the inside of the jacket cover, my interest was piqued because the setting was so remote. It is set in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. I didn’t have high expectations going in as I was not familiar with the author, and just hoped that Raven Black would be good. Raven Black, the first book of the Shetland Island Quartet series, hits that spot.Īnn Cleeve is an award winning British crime writer and Raven Black was the winner of the Duncan Lawrie Dagger award 2006. I’ve been reading quite a lot of high octane thrillers this year and was in a mood for a good crime mystery that was compelling. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves was an unexpected gem that I found at the library. Here’s to finding another new author that I like! Synopsis from hardcover book, 376 pages, copyright 2006 and published by MinotaurBooks.įind Ann Cleves: Website | Facebook | Twitter Review: For the first time in years, Catherine’s neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst. 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. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man- loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. Trudging home, Fran Hunter’s eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow.
0 kommentar(er)
