BLUE LIGHTNING (2010) *** by Ann Cleeves First published by Macmillan, 2010 This edition published by Pan Books, 2015, 374pp (357pp) ISBN: 978-1-4472-7446-9 includes 11-page preview of DEAD WATER. Blurb: With the autumn storms raging, Fair Isle feels cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped, tension is high and tempers become frayed. Enough to drive…
Tag: Shetland
Book Review – RED BONES (2009) by Ann Cleeves
RED BONES (2009) ***½ by Ann Cleeves First published by Macmillan, 2009 This edition published by Pan Books, 2015, 406pp (392pp) ISBN: 978-1-4472-7446-9 includes 12-page preview of BLUE LIGHTNING. Blurb: When an elderly woman is shot in what appears to be a tragic accident, Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called to investigate the mystery. The sparse landscape and…
Book Review – WILD FIRE (2018) by Ann Cleeves
WILD FIRE (2018) ***½ by Ann Cleeves Originally published by Macmillan, 2018. This edition published by Pan Books, 2019. ISBN: 978-1-4472-7826-9 Blurb: Drawn in by the reputation of the islands, an English family move to the area, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny’s body is found hanging in the barn of their…
TV Review – SHETLAND – SERIES 5 (2019)
SHETLAND – SERIES 5 (TV) (UK, 2019) ***½ Distributor: Silverprint Pictures / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Production Company: BBC Scotland; Release Date: 12 February – 19 March 2019; Running Time: 341m (6 episodes); Colour: Colour; Sound Mix: Dolby Digital; Film Format: HD; Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1; BBFC Cert: 15. Director: Gordon Anderson,…
TV Review – SHETLAND – SERIES 4 (2018)
Shetland – Series 4 (TV) (2018; UK; Colour; 6 x 60m) **** pr. Eric Coulter; d. Lee Haven Jones, Rebecca Gatward; w. David Kane, Louise Ironside, Paul Logue; ph. Ed Moore, Michael Coulter; m. John Lunn. Cast: Douglas Henshall, Alison O’Donnell, Steven Robertson, Mark Bonnar, Julie Graham, Erin Armstrong, Lewis Howden, Stephen Walters, Neve McIntosh, Sean McGinley, Fiona Bell, Allison McKenzie, Amy Lennox, Sophie Stone, Gerard Miller, Eleanor Matsuura, Carolin Stoltz, Arnmundur Bjornsson. Perez (Henshall) and the team are…