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Red Bones
by Ann Cleeves
Sandy Wilson's grandmother is allowing an archaeologist to dig on the Shetland island of Whalsay in hopes of uncovering significant evidence that elevates the island's importance in Shetland's history. When human remains are found, the island is abuzz. The buzz turns to a clamor when Sandy's grandmother is found dead, and then, in a short amount of time, a member of the dig team has been discovered dead. Jimmy spends his time investigating from the island while also traveling back and forth on the ferry. DI Perez has to rely more on DS Wilson than ever before and sees growth in Sandy's investigative acumen. The island of Whalsay is a tight-knit community where loyalties and grudges run deep. Sandy's whole family lives and works there. Will his participation in the investigation cause a division? And what he learns... will it alter his relationship with his parents and extended family in irreparable ways?
Cleeves uses mist in the book, the literal weather event of mist becoming a figurative obstacle to Perez's investigation. But that figurative mist extends to the reader, at least this reader while reading. As I was reading, I felt like I was experiencing that figurative mist alongside Jimmy. The combination of the culture of the Whalsay and the crimes themselves contributed to the mental mist. Another solid title in Cleeves' Shetland Island series.
Cleeves uses mist in the book, the literal weather event of mist becoming a figurative obstacle to Perez's investigation. But that figurative mist extends to the reader, at least this reader while reading. As I was reading, I felt like I was experiencing that figurative mist alongside Jimmy. The combination of the culture of the Whalsay and the crimes themselves contributed to the mental mist. Another solid title in Cleeves' Shetland Island series.