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Blue Lightning

Shetland, Book 4

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Blue Lightning

By: Ann Cleeves
Narrated by: Kenny Blyth
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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 . . .

Continue the thrilling crime series with Dead Water.

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As usual a great book by Ann Cleeves. Hasn’t been edited properly though. Listen out for the bloopers

Great twist

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Fair Isle is just as much of a character in this story as any of the human ones and its portrayal - at once wild and free and claustrophobic - definitely adds to the atmosphere in this solid whodunnit. Any one of them could have, almost right up to the end, which is a rare achievement in this genre. Worth a listen.

Wild and woolly tale

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A really enjoyable listen, with Jimmy Perez facing another complicated crime. Kenny Blyth is a great narrator, as ever, though whoever was editing the audio left in numerous errors, repeats and the occasional raspberry!

Great story, except the audio editing!

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