| Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Mysteries Contributor(s): Cleeves, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312359675 ISBN-13: 9780312359676 Publisher: Minotaur Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Outstanding Praise for "Raven Black" " " "A fine and sinister psychological novel in the Barbara Vine style. Cleeves is part of a new generation of superior British writers." ---"The Globe and Mail" (Canada) "A riveting read." ---Val McDermid, author of "A Place"" of Execution" "Beautifully constructed . . . brings alive the tensions in a place where everyone knows everyone else and nothing can be forgotten. Raven Black is lively and surprising." ---"Times Literary Supplement" (UK) "Ann's characterization is worthy of the best writers in the field. . . . Rarely has the sense of place been so evocatively conveyed in a crime novel." ---"Daily Express" (UK) "With a cast of well-drawn and convincing characters and an unexpected conclusion, "Raven Black" is the perfect novel to while away the long winter evenings by the fire." ---"The Tribune" (UK) ""Raven Black" shows what a fine writer [Cleeves] is . . . accomplished and thoughtful." ---"The Sunday Telegraph" (UK) "Cleeves is a very good writer---strong on atmosphere, plot andpeople." "---The Times" (UK) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009290199 |
| Series: Shetland Island Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.52" W x 8.29" (0.85 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scottish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The basis for the hit series Shetland now airing on PBS. Winner of Britain's coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves introduces a dazzling new suspense series to U.S. mystery readers. Raven Black begins on New Year's Eve with a lonely outcast named Magnus Tait, who stays home waiting for visitors who never come. But the next morning the body of a murdered teenage girl is discovered nearby, and suspicion falls on Magnus. Inspector Jimmy Perez enters an investigative maze that leads deeper into the past of the Shetland Islands than anyone wants to go. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cleeves, Ann: - ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series--the BBC's Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, and ITV's Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn--both of which are watched and loved in the US. Her brand new Two Rivers series will launch in September 2019, with The Long Call. Shetland is available in the US on Netflix, Amazon Video, Britbox, and PBS, and Vera is available on Hulu, Amazon Video, BritBox, and PBS. The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She lives in the UK. |