Ann Cleeves "Thin Air"
Macmillan | English | May 5, 2015 | ISBN: 0230760198 | 389 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 1,9 mb
Macmillan | English | May 5, 2015 | ISBN: 0230760198 | 389 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 1,9 mb
The sixth book in the Shetland Island series starts with a hamefarin on the island of Unst, the northern most island in Shetland. A local boy returns home with his new wife and her English friends. A hamefarin is a homecoming that brings almost everybody on the island to the party. Unfortunately after the party, one of the English girls is found murdered. Who could have murdered the outsider is the question of the novel. The local myth of Perrie Lizzie, a young girl found drowned many years ago plays a part in the mystery. Has the young girl appeared as a ghost and a participant in the murder?
Jimmy Perez and his side kick, Sandy, are called to investigate. Accompanying them is Perez's boss from Inverness, Willow Reeve. Jimmy is slowly making a recovery from the death of his fiancée, Fran.
Although this is an above average mystery, it is not my favorite of the Shetland series. The book doesn't provide the same punch as her earlier ones. Still the sense of place in the book is superb. I love the description of the endless days where the sun seems to never set. I love the description of the dimming when it almost becomes night. I am fascinated by the life on the Islands and Cleeves provides a realistic portrayal.