He had few friends in Shetland, so why was he back? In his wake, he left a scandal involving a young girl, Evie Watt, who is now engaged to a seaman. Markham originally a Shetlander but who had made a name for himself in London had left the islands years before. Since the death of his fiancée, Inspector Jimmy Perez has been out of the loop, but his interest in this new case is stirred and he decides to help the inquiry. When the body of journalist Jerry Markham is found in a traditional Shetland boat, outside the house of the Fiscal, down at the Marina, young Detective Inspector Willow Reeves is drafted in to head up the investigation. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors, whilst a killer lives on in their midst. But when police insist on opening out the investigation a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man - loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow.
Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series - filmed as the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall, Shetland.
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