Reviews

Thin Air by Ann Cleeves

ellie_remlap's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

markopdx's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

judenoseinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Another enjoyable atmospheric Shetland story.
It follows several characters including the local police officers and the friends of a murdered wedding guest. The story is complicated but eventually all is revealed and I had not guessed who the murderer was.

littledorrit2's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

After having recently read a less than brilliant whodunnit, this little gem by a master wordsmith was a breath of fresh air. Of course, as for all whodunnits, there's a formula, but the interplay of the characters and the  complexities in the back story of the various characters  (including the investigators) give this book life. And I didn't spot the killer on this occasion until they showed themselves which was pleasing.  

lindsaystillreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rychen's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

matt357's review against another edition

2.0

Despite the rating here this isn't actually a bad book, it's just much slower and smaller then crime stories that I normally enjoy, but that kind of suits the territory of the Shetland islands from what I understand.

The book is well written, has a better then average use of language, is evenly, but slowly, paced, has solid non-contradictory characterisation, and even manages to fit a few twists into a story with maybe 15 significant characters.

mooncheye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

katel1970's review against another edition

3.0

I am always upset by the reveal of the guilty party in this series.

malvord27's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0