Red Bones
A Thriller
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4.3 • 299 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Red Bones marks the third in a stellar suspense series set on the Shetland Islands from bestselling author Ann Cleeves--the basis for the hit BBC show Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall.
When a young archaeologist discovers a set of human remains, the locals are intrigued. Is it an ancient find—or a more contemporary mystery? Then an elderly woman is fatally shot and Ann Cleeves's popular series detective Jimmy Perez is called in. As claustrophobic mists swirl around the island, Inspector Perez finds himself totally in the dark.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Cleeves's excellent third Shetland Island thriller (after White Nights), Insp. Jimmy Perez investigates the shooting death of Mima Wilson, the grandmother of Perez's bumbling if well-meaning underling, Sandy Wilson. While some believe Sandy's cousin Ronald accidentally shot Mima late one night near her croft on Whalsay, a small Shetland island, Perez has his doubts. Mima's land is the site of an archeological excavation led by eager Ph.D. student Hattie James, who recently uncovered a skeleton of indeterminate origin. When another body turns up near the dig site, Perez becomes more suspicious, even though the second death is an apparent suicide. With Sandy's help, he begins to unravel a knot of tall tales and family betrayals that stretches back to a WWII resistance movement known as the Shetland Bus. As in the best traditional English village whodunits, the killer lurks among the townspeople, but his or her identity still comes as a shock.
Customer Reviews
This one a bit different
All the Shetland books are a bit the same. A murder occurs. The detective comes out, investigates. There is an association to the past... He solves the crime. There are no giant climaxes in these books. They dole out the way the Shetland people and way of life are described by the author. However, they are well written, the characters are people the reader cares about. It's the scenery and the people that re well described. The books are relaxing and engaging. A good read.
Simpering detective
He is so much better in the TV show. Way too much navel gazing and hand wringing. What a milquetoast.
Not great. Not horrible.
Lots of character building but the ending was thrown together and far fetched.