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Raven Black (Shetland, #1)

Ann Cleeves

Start date: April 15, 2025

Finish date: May 7, 2025

Discussion: Buddy reads

Why we're reading this: First book in an acclaimed series
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Aug 30, 2015 Kathy Chumley rated it liked it · review of another edition

Nice mystery series for when I need a break from more serious reading.

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Jul 25, 2020 Leslie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries, kindle, thriller-suspense

This first book in the Shetland series was better than I expected (based upon watching the TV adaptations). A tad more about Jimmie Perez's personal life than I prefer but at least it wasn't completely angst-ridden! ...more

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Jul 01, 2019 Rachel Burke rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-and-read

So well done.

Raven Black is an excellent mystery that is deeply wrapped up in the sense of "place." Every bit, every character is reflective of the setting. But more then that it's an excellent mystery that introduced the reader the Inspector Perez and the islands themselves. I absolute didn't see the ending coming until it arrived. ...more

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May 27, 2013 AngryGreyCat rated it really liked it

Raven Black is set in the Shetlands and is a moody atmospheric type thriller, which I really like. The characters are interesting and well fleshed out. The sense of place is done really well and you feel both the isolation of the location and the claustrophobic closeness of everyone knowing each other and their families for generations. I had read this years ago but reread it now because it is the monthly read at the Kindle English Mystery Book Club on Goodreads. If you haven’t read anything by ...more

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