Ann Cleeves

The Shetland Quartet
           Raven Black
           White Nights
           Red Bones
           Blue Lightning

Detective: Inspector Jimmy Parez
Time:        Present
Location   Shetland Islands
Genre        Scots Noir

For novels in the sequence, which I read in quick succession. Set in various locations around the Shetland Isles the stories are nicely constructed, each with a good twist towards the end, while giving an interesting insight into life in this remote part of the United Kingdom. Jimmy Parez is a local lad, descended from an Armada survivor in tue with the crofting traditions of the area.

The back story involves his developng romance with an artist incomer although the story ends in tragedy.

Rating A+

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