Blue Lightning

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair Isles to introduce his fiancee, Fran, to his parents. It's a community where everyone knows each other, and strangers, while welcomed, are still viewed with a degree of mistrust. Challenging to live on at the best of times, with the autumn storms raging, the island feels cut off from the rest of the world. Trapped, tension is high and tempers become frayed. Enough to drive someone to murder... When a woman's body is discovered at the renowned Fair Isles bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair, the islanders react with fear and anger. With no support from the mainland and only Fran to help him - Jimmy has to investigate the old-fashioned way. He soon realizes that this is no crime of passion - but a murder of cold and calculated intention. With no way off the island until the storms abate - Jimmy knows he has to work quickly. There's a killer on the island just waiting for the opportunity to strike again... A remote island on lockdown. A killer on the loose. There is no escape for Inspector Jimmy Perez in Blue Lightning , the fourth Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland , starring Douglas Henshall. Shetland detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming, as he returns to Fair Isle to introduce his fiancée to his parents. With the autumn storms raging, the island is cut off from the rest of the world. Then a woman's body is discovered at the renowned bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way – alone. He soon realizes that this is no crime of passion, but a murder of cold and calculated intention. There will be no way to escape the island until the storms abate. And so the killer is also trapped, just waiting for the opportunity to strike again . . . Ann Cleeves will be donating her royalties from the sale of this edition of Blue Lightning to support the Fair Isle Bird Observatory. Continue the thrilling crime series with Dead Water . The Fourth Shetland Novel A Remote Island On Lockdown. A Killer On The Loose . . . Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez Knows It Will Be A Difficult Homecoming When He Returns To Fair Isle To Introduce His Fiancée To His Parents. With The Autumn Storms Raging, The Island Is Cut Off From The Rest Of The World. Then A Woman’s Body Is Discovered At The Renowned Bird Observatory, With Feathers Threaded Through Her Hair. Perez Has No Support From The Mainland And Must Investigate The Old-fashioned Way. He Soon Realizes That This Is No Crime Of Passion – But A Murder Of Cold And Calculated Intention. There’s No Way Off The Island Until The Storms Abate – And So The Killer Is Also Trapped, Just Waiting For The Opportunity To Strike Again. Blue Lightning Is The Fourth Book In Ann Cleeves’ Shetland Series, Filmed As The Major Bbc One Drama Starring Douglas Henshall. Ann Cleeves Will Be Donating Her Royalties From The Sale Of This Edition Of Blue Lightning To Support The Fair Isle Bird Observatory. -- 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 someone to murder . . .A woman's body is discovered at the renowned Fair Isles bird observatory, with feathers threaded through her hair. The islanders react with fear and anger. Detective Jimmy Perez has no support from the mainland and must investigate the old-fashioned way. He soon realizes that this is no crime of passion - but a murder of cold and calculated intention. There's no way off the island until the storms abate - and so the killer is also trapped, just waiting for the opportunity to strike again. Also available in the Shetland series are Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones and Dead Water and Thin Air In this fourth Shetland Islands book, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez brings his fiancée home to Fair Isle. But when a body is found at the island's bird observatory and a terrible storm cuts Fair Isle off from the rest of the world, Perez must solve the murder quickly before the killer strikes again