- Hardcover: 340 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan (4 April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0230014453
- ISBN-13: 978-0230014459
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 266,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Unanimous Acclaim for the Shetland Island Thrillers
"A riveting read."
- Val McDermid, author of "The Grave Tattoo
""Chilling . . . enough to freeze the blood."
- Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review
""A pleasure to read. Interesting characters, great setting, intriguing plot. . . . And the bonus when we ?nish it is that we know we've got two more to look forward to."
- Reginald Hill, author of "Death Comes for the Fat Man"
"Taut, atmospheric . . .will keep readers guessing until the last page."
- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"A most satisfying mystery. Jimmy Perez is a fine creation."
- Peter Robinson, author of "Friend of the Devil"
"In true Christie fashion, Cleeves once more pulls the wool over our eyes with cunning and conviction."
- Colin Dexter, author of "The Remorseful Day"
"Deserves the top crime writer's prize in the United States this year. Don't miss this standout."
- "Rocky Mountain News"" """
"A riveting read."
- Val McDermid, author of "The Grave Tattoo
""Chilling . . . enough to freeze the blood."
- Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review
""A pleasure to read. Interesting characters, great setting, intriguing plot. . . . And the bonus when we ?nish it is that we know we've got two more to look forward to."
- Reginald Hill, author of "Death Comes for the Fat Man"
"Taut, atmospheric . . .will keep readers guessing until the last page."
- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"A most satisfying mystery. Jimmy Perez is a fine creation."
- Peter Robinson, author of "Friend of the Devil"
"In true Christie fashion, Cleeves once more pulls the wool over our eyes with cunning and conviction."
- Colin Dexter, author of "The Remorseful Day"
"Deserves the top crime writer's prize in the United States this year. Don't miss this standout."
- "Rocky Mountain News"" """
Peter Robinson
'A most satisfying mystery set in an isolated and intriguing location'
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A worthy addition to the ranks of fictional British detectives,
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This review is from: White Nights (Shetland Quartet 2) (Hardcover)
This is an absorbing tale which, perhaps not surprisingly given its Shetland setting, brings to mind the novels of Scandinavian writers such as Karin Fossum and Henning Mankell. Which is not to say that Cleeves's style is derivative; she has her own sparse, clean way of writing which marries an ability to create a fine sense of place with a knack of knitting together engaging and credible plots.
Jimmy Perez is a worthy addition to the ranks of fictional British detectives and it's reassuring to learn that there are two more instalments to come - presumably this will be a necessarily short series to avoid wiping out too many of Shetland's small community! Perhaps a mainland posting might come Perez's way in due course, so that we can continue to enjoy his deductions and thought processes... For me, this book succeeds in presenting a believable picture of life on a remote island. The characters are more than just participants in a story; they do seem to inhabit their own lives as well, giving the book an authentic feel (it's clear that the author has spent time among Shetlanders and has a feel for the geography of the place). In summary, if you've enjoyed Ian Rankin's Rebus yarns and have strayed further north to Aberdeen with Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae, why not catch the (imaginary) ferry over to Shetland to get to know Jimmy Perez?
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly atmospheric...a must-read.,
By Veronica Shaw (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: White Nights (Shetland Quartet 2) (Hardcover)
This is a haunting novel set in a part of the country that most people have never visited. The lonely islands of Shetland are as isolated as any English country manor in Christie's novels and this imbibes the story with a sense of enclosed communities, dark secrets and the past infringing on the present. It's beautifully written with wonderfully developed characters and a plot which interweaves small personal stories with the overall investigation.
The main character, Jimmy Perez, is fascinating - an intuitive detective in the same way as Poirot (although a much nicer personality!); who listens to the unsaid and investigates characters as much as he does the scientific evidence. Ann Cleeves takes the classic form of crime writing and adds a contemporary edge to it. It's no wonder this author has such terrific reviews from her contemporaries in the field. This is a crime novel that makes very worthwhile reading.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
cold blooded murder,
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This review is from: White Nights (Shetland Quartet 2) (Hardcover)
She's done it again ! The second in the Shetland Quartet does't disappoint. After the award winning Raven Black, Inspector Perez is once again called upon to solve a murder this time in the tiny close knit community of Biddista.
Perez is now dating Fran Hunter (from Raven Black) he attends an exhibition for her art not a great success when a stranger breaks down in tears Perez talks to him but he has amnesia and doesn't know who he is when the next morning he is found hanging in the boat shed and it wasn't suicide. Perez is left trying to solve a murder of a man no one claims to know the locals just carry out with their lives he wasn't one of them a Shetlander. But that all changes when a second body is found this time it's one of their own and Perez must work out what links the two victims It appears that in such a small community every one knows each othes business but their are secrets here that date back years and Perez has his work cut out I really enjoyed this book and although I had read Raven Black I don't think you have to have read that to follow White Nights it's a time of year where the it's never dark , the White nights of the title and the back drop for this eerie thriller Credit to the author despite only a handful of characters and therefore suspects I had no idea of who had commited the murders until it was revealed in the last 10 pages of this 390 page book This would seem tailor made for television the setting of Shetland is perfect as it eliminates the murder being commited by a random stranger as it could be in a city The third book has just come out and I'll definately be Reading this Highly recommended
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