Raven Black
Shetland, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Kenny Blyth
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By:
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Ann Cleeves
About this listen
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.
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- sandra Berry
- 21-06-24
The narrator made it feel real
Enjoyed it all a real who done it with great characters and kept you guessing
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- Kim H.
- 12-09-24
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it was a little slow during the middle section. Character development a little ponderous. Preferred storyline generally more than TV series but rated actors in TV series especially Douglas Henshall.
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- Gill
- 06-07-23
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I enjoyed listening to this book, it painted pictures of the Scottish isles but the main story was intriguing and I was completely thrown by the ending.
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- Mrs. Jasmine Simeone
- 31-07-23
Really interesting scary story
All the elements of a good mystery with a perpetrator that I only half guessed. Beautifully read. Highly recommended.
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- sheila tobin
- 06-03-24
Great story & narration.
Loved the story and twist at the end. Will be reading the next instalment. Very enjoyable listen. Would highly recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-23
Brilliant
Loved it. Well written suspense thriller. Perez is a lonely but driven detective. Excellent narration.
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- catherine Harvey
- 24-01-24
Kept me guessing
Strong characters , each of whom could have been involved, but a good twist at the end.
Enjoyable and easy listening.
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- Tom sexton
- 06-03-24
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kept me thinking till the end plot twists evocative narrative pace description humour and mood
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- Demetri D
- 29-01-24
Better than Vera
As in other books and tv features, it is a bit like Agatha Christie does Jeremy Kyle, or perhaps the other way round.
However, I found this Shetland novel far easier to contain that the over complex Vera series.
Excellent narrating made it easy to follow which character is speaking and the accents were consistently well delivered.
Overall really good. I shall be buying more.
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- Scotty
- 22-01-24
Very enjoyable
The story and characters are a bit different from the TV series which makes the book more interesting. Well written and crafted story and excellent narration.
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