291 reviews for:

Blue Lightning

Ann Cleeves

3.91 AVERAGE


Fair Isle er lukket pga. storm, hverken fly eller både kan nå frem, og på naturcentret venter gæster og fastboende - og én af dem har myrdet ornitologen. Og snart efter kokken. Det lugter lidt af Agatha Christie og klassisk who-dunnit-krimi, men er samtidig også historien om politimanden Perez der har taget sin forlovede med hjem til fødeøen for at møde forældrene for første gang og fuglekiggernes galskab. Og Fair Isle er bestemt ikke kun en idyllisk strikkeø - så der er masser af økuller, hemmeligheder og død...

I loved the setting maybe more than the mystery.

The best of the Shetland Quartet, didn't see the end coming! Skillfully written, as always, by Ann Cleeves

Wow. That ending.
Really liked this book. The setting was so intriguing!

had strong suspicion a major character would be killed, read spoilers and skipped it

leahlizzm's review

2.25
medium-paced
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mserin's review

4.5
emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a fantastic series
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wasn’t quite as blown away by this one as I was by red bones but still, wow. Everytime they get me, these are incredible mysteries.