As always I enjoy the setting of the Shetland islands and like how atmosperic the stories are! In this story I liked a lot of characters and cared about what will become of them. The bond and relationships between the members of the family were very well written.

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The judging panel consisted of Geoff Bradley (non-voting Chair), Lyn Brown MP (a committee member on the London Libraries service), Frances Gray (an academic who writes about and teaches courses on modern crime fiction), Heather O'Donoghue (academic, linguist, crime fiction reviewer for The Times Literary Supplement, and keen reader of all crime fiction) and Barry Forshaw (reviewer and editor of Crime Time magazine). Ann is an award-winning crime writer who has published eight novels set in Shetland featuring police detective Jimmy Perez. She is also the creator of Vera Stanhope, the detective who features in ITV's popular series Vera.I think one of the things I most love about her work, is that I never have any idea as to who the 'bad guy' might be. We get to know the characters intimately, their hopes, dreams and desires, their disappointments and frustrations, their family history. We can picture the setting down to the last mound of dirt, surging wave. We can feel the atmosphere she creates seep into our bones.

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Stars — Cleeves writes elegantly & Detective Perez is an endearing character both for his skill and insight as a detective but more so his genuine nature, his willingness to have empathy as a person first, is refreshing. His attributes as a Father who’s there for his child when he can be and his constant struggle to balance that with his job are more real and human than many a detective ever displays in the loads of Literature out there focused on crime. Location is key because there is nowhere else like Shetland, it has its own traditions and culture, and can feel like another country. The fact that these islands, quiet for centuries, are now dealing with the influx of 'incomers' to work in the oil business makes for great contrasts in landscape and people. A group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London and travel to Unst, Shetland's most northerly island, to celebrate the marriage of one of their friends to a Shetlander. But late on the night of the wedding party, one of them, Eleanor, disappears - apparently into thin air. Detective Jimmy Perez heads north to Unst to investigate.Ann Cleeves, με τίτλο "Κόκκινα οστά", έφτασε στη χώρα μας, για μία α��όμη φορά με την υπογραφή των εκδόσεων Κλειδάριθμος. Ο Τζίμι Πέρεζ επιστρέφει για ν' αναλάβει άλλη μια μυστηριώδη υπόθεση, καταφέρνοντας και πάλι να μας παρασύρει στα ομιχλώδη τοπία του Σέτλαντ, αναζητώντας μαζί του τη λύση του γρίφου καλείται να λύσει. Και για μία ακόμη φορά, δεν μας απογοητεύει, προσφέροντάς μας μια ιστορία γοητευτική και τρομακτική, ένα αγωνιώδες θρίλερ, τα κομμάτια του παζλ του οποίου έρχονται να μπούνε με σταθερό ρυθμό στη θέση του, διατηρώντας με τον τρόπο αυτό αμείωτο το ενδιαφέρον μας καθ' όλη την διάρκεια της ανάγνωσής του. Shetlanders should be proud of the series because they contributed so much to the show. From the archaeologist who recreated an authentic dig on set, to the officers of Shetland Islands Council who helped out with office accommodation to the 'Up Helly Aa' committee who agreed to stage the parade, everyone's been amazingly supportive.” And the idea that a really satisfying mystery/thriller gets justice against a really bad guy? Well, not so satisfying in that regard. Then an elderly woman is shot in a tragic accident in the middle of the night. Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called in by her grandson - his own colleague, Sandy Wilson. I would be complaining or criticizing on behalf of all these bait and switches, but instead I enjoyed the book for its individualist take on a crime story, as a s sneaky way to burrow under the skin of a very imperfect cop, and to experience a picturesque and way-too-human small community in the hinterlands of the world.

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DISCLOSURE: I listened to the audiobook of Red Bones by Ann Cleeves, narrated by Kenny Blyth, published by Isis Publishing Co, via Overdrive. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own opinions. Cleeves έχει χτίσει μια πολύ καλά δομημένη ιστορία, πλέκοντας στα δίχτυα αυτής ανθρώπους, συναισθήματα, αλλά και μυστικά που βρίσκονται κρυμμένα στις σκιές εδώ και πολλά χρόνια. Οι εμπλεκόμενοι στην υπόθεση αυτή, μυστηριώδεις και τρομακτικοί, κατά μία έννοια, σε κάνουν συνεχώς ν' αμφισβητείς τα κίνητρα και τις προθέσεις τους, αλλά και σε αποπροσανατολίζουν σε σχέση με το ποιος μπορεί να είναι ο ένοχος, καθώς και για το ποιοι μπορεί να είναι οι λόγοι που όπλισαν το χέρι του, οδηγώντας τον στην απόφαση να σκορπίσει το θάνατο. Ο ρυθμός της αφήγησης είναι έντονος και γρήγορος, χωρίς όμως να γίνεται ασφυκτικός, διατηρώντας σε εγρήγορση όλες σου τις αισθήσεις, αλλά και το ενδιαφέρον σου αμείωτο. As a mystery it’s almost closer to a traditional Agatha Christie or a solid (non-fluffy) cozy. Not really, but the feel is closer to those than what you’d expect from a contemporary mystery.Cleeves is expert at depicting hardscrabble island life, parental expectations and disappointments and emotionally charged silences. Thoughtful readers should give Perez a try. Shetland is a beautiful, Nordic-type setting and the novel plays into this well using the setting in such a romantic, binding and visceral way, Lyric itself feels like a character more than just the surroundings or setting. Oh, no,' Mima said. Hattie looked up at her and saw that her face was white. 'That cannot be right. No, no, that cannot be.' If you are one of the millions of people around the world fascinated by Jimmy Perez and his crime-solving adventures in Ann Cleeves' Shetland books and the BBC TV series inspired by them, we think you'll love the real place. It's every bit as spectacular and fascinating as the stories and series but, thankfully, with very little crime!