raven black the shetland series 1 ann cleeves

This series is the basis for the hit BBC show Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, which attracted over 12 million viewers in its first two nights on the air. Her books have now sold over 1 million copies worldwide. She has written over twenty-five novels, and is the creator of detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez - characters loved both on screen and in print.

mystery readers with this unforgettable series debut. Ann Cleeves is the author behind ITVs Vera and BBC Ones Shetland.

For the first time in years, Catherine’s neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst.Īnn Cleeves is sure to dazzle U.S. 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. Winner of Britains coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleevess Raven Black introduces a. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves bestselling Shetland series - a major BBC One drama, starring Douglas. Trudging home, Fran Hunter’s eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. The basis for the hit series Shetland now airing on PBS. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow.

Like Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse or Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks, Cleeves’ new detective, Inspector Jimmy Perez, is a very private and perceptive man whose bailiwick is a remote hamlet in the Shetland Islands. On New Year’s Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. A remote community with a killer in their midst. Long a celebrated crime writer in Britain, Ann Cleeves’ fame went international when she won the coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger for this amazing suspense novel, Raven Black. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall.

Raven black the shetland series 1 ann cleeves