For the first time in years, Catherine s neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst. Ann Cleeves will be donating her royalties from the sale of this edition of Blue Lightning to support the Fair Isle Bird Observatory. Le due stelle sono giustificate da questo problema, non certo dai romanzi della Cleeves che sono semplicemente fantastici.

Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . But the detective s relationship with Fran Hunter may have clouded his judgment, for this is a crazy time of the year when night blurs into day and nothing is quite as it seems.A group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London and travel to Shetland to celebrate the marriage of one of their friends. As Inspector Vera Stanhope makes fresh enquiries on the peninsula and villagers are hauled back to a time they hoped to forget, tensions begin to mount. In 2013, Red Bones was dramatised by David Kane for BBC television as the first episode of the series Shetland, which stars Douglas Henshall as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez. Harbour Street is the next spellbinding installment in Ann Cleeves' series of crime novels about Vera Stanhope, played in the TV detective drama VERA by Brenda Blethyn. Questo aspetto ha fatto sì che ordinassi altri due romanzi della Cleeves che però erano già inclusi nella collezione.

She has said that she wanted to finish the series while she still enjoyed writing about it, and before readers got bored. Detective Jimmy Perez becomes obsessed with uncovering the identity of the mysterious woman wearing a red silk dress, who he believes shares his Mediterranean ancestry. Read an interview with Douglas Henshall, conducted during the filming of series five in Shetland in summer 2018: he talks about why he wanted to sign on for Shetland, how much the series has evolved since the pilot, why he likes that the crime drama is character-based, the relationship between Perez and his daughter (Erin Armstrong), what he enjoys about the Perez-Tosh dynamic - not to mention the challenge of the weather in Shetland! In 2006 she won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for her novel Raven Black, [1] and in 2008 she was elected to the prestigious Detection Club. But when a young nanny's body is found in the barn of their home, rumours of her relationship with the husband spread life wildfire.On Shetland, the launch of an exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed – a stranger bursts into tears, claiming not to remember who he is or where he comes from. There's a script for four actors (with a guest appearance from detective Jimmy Perez), and - for a really authentic experience! For team leader Rachael Lambert the project is the perfect opportunity to rebuild her confidence after a double-betrayal by her lover and boss: Peter Kemp. For Gabriella turns out to have been not only gifted and gorgeous but ruthless, and not everyone mourns her loss.

Everyone thinks the croft is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. The suspenseful and atmospheric thrillers are perfect for a cold winter night when you want to curl up with a good book.From Ann Cleeves -- New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows -- comes The Glass Room. This author, whether a rising star or a seasoned veteran, has crafted the pages that whisk readers away on this series' journey. Jimmy Perez has been out of the loop, but his local knowledge is needed and he decides to help the inquiry. Marilyn and her mother, Kathleen, are a familiar sight around Heppleburn, a strangely inseparable couple.

In 1987 Tim, Ann and their two daughters moved to Northumberland and the north east provides the inspiration for many of her subsequent titles.At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Jimmy Perez watches the flood of mud and peaty water smash through a croft house in its path. It was Eleanor Masefield's own idea to sponsor an Open Day at her beautiful Gorse Hill Hotel -- a celebration designed to raise funds for the protectio. The landscape of rural Northumberland is vividly evoked and Inspector Stanhope overweight, fallible and driven by personal demons is a terrific central character’ ‘Tribune’.