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Publication

2010 - Macmillan

Language

English

Word Count

89,000 words, Guess

Page Count

356 pages

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Classifications

  • LCCPR6053.L45 B58 2010

Description

In the fourth book of Ann Cleeves' critically acclaimed series set in the Shetland Islands, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez brings his fiancée home to Fair Isle, a birder's paradise, where strangers are viewed with suspicions and distrust. When a woman's body is discovered at the island's bird observatory, the investigation is hampered by a raging storm that renders the island totally isolated. Jimmy has to find clues the old-fashioned way, and he has to do it quickly. There's a killer on the island just waiting for the chance to strike again.

Description

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez returns home to the Fair Isles to introduce his fiancée, Fran, to his parents. When a woman's body is discovered at the renowned Fair Isles bird observatory, no help can be obtained from the mainland due to a sudden autumn storm cutting the island off, so Jimmy with Fran's help must investigate what may be a murder the old-fashioned way.

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