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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
consistently great books in this series! The end was a complete surprise for me, and I enjoy Perez's detection style. I also liked learning more about Sandy and seeing some character development. Can't wait to read the fourth book in this series!
This was such an atmospheric book, really evocative of the Shetlands. I've not been to Whalsey, but I have been to the Shetland mainland. This is a long, and in some respects slow read, but that's not necessarily a criticism, as this book completely submerges you into these characters and the island, so it all feels like real time. I really enjoyed it and I am going to have to look out for the other three Shetland books she's written.
This book is actually the third in the series, set mostly on a north-westerly island of the Shetlands. There's a couple of archaeology students working on a dig where they think there's a rich merchant's house from the 1500s. An old woman "accidentally" gets shot and killed on a foggy night. There's family feuds and rivalries, and history going back to the Shetland bus. Great read.
This book is actually the third in the series, set mostly on a north-westerly island of the Shetlands. There's a couple of archaeology students working on a dig where they think there's a rich merchant's house from the 1500s. An old woman "accidentally" gets shot and killed on a foggy night. There's family feuds and rivalries, and history going back to the Shetland bus. Great read.
a bit long winded in places, totally satisfactory ending. Def a family and close community drama
Great story! I would definitely read more of this author's work!
Another enjoyable atmospheric mystery on Shetland. It seemed to sort of wrap up quickly in the end. Nonetheless, I liked it.
The description of life in the Shetland Islands alone makes this worth reading. In this particular novel in the Shetland series, there's also an archeology dig to add interest--a welcome and familiar element to me, since I'm a huge fan of Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series set in Norfolk. The Shetland series isn't quite of the same caliber for me, probably because the main character in Cleeves' series, Jimmy Perez, still at times feels like a non-character. Yes, he's supposed to be quiet and unassuming, but sometimes he recedes too far into the background. In this book, though, he shares much of the narrative spotlight with his younger co-worker, Sandy, who starts to come into sharper relief as a real part of the story.
first 80% achingly slow, last 20% great. nice to hear from sandy this time. the case was more compelling this time but i missed a lot of the process - at the end it was POOF solved. i'll read the next one when i need a breather between books...the atmosphere cleeves describes is almost worth the visit alone.