For the first time in years, Catherine’s neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst.Īnn Cleeves is sure to dazzle U.S. But when detective Jimmy Perez and his colleagues from the mainland 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. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. Trudging home, Fran Hunter’s eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Like Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse or Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks, Cleeves’ new detective, Inspector Jimmy Perez, is a very private and perceptive man whose bailiwick is a remote hamlet in the Shetland Islands. Magnus also reveals that Catherine knew Catriona had a hiding place.with another girl in imminent danger, the team finally find the last, vital, clue which leads them to the killer - and the biggest twist of all.Long a celebrated crime writer in Britain, Ann Cleeves’ fame went international when she won the coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger for this amazing suspense novel, Raven Black. Magnus finally trusts Perez enough to reveal exactly what happened on the day Catriona disappeared: how the little girl saw something that greatly upset her - something that involved Margaret Henry. After digging through old police reports, Perez gleans why Magnus hates being in the police station and moves him to a place where he can feel safe.
When the post mortem results verify Cora's theory about Catriona's death, Perez reports back to Catriona's brother, who subsequently reveals that Catriona had a secret hiding place at their old home (where Catherine had lived). Viewing CCTV footage of Catherine clutching her bag at the bus station, Perez wonders if its contents hide a secret.
He is frustrated, however, to discover that all evidence has been wiped. Informed that Catherine used her phone mostly to create portraits, Perez is desperate to find any photos that she may have downloaded onto her laptop. While they await the results of psychological tests on Magnus, Perez re-examines the evidence from the Catherine Ross case. However, Magnus becomes deeply distressed at the station and attacks Perez. The discovery of Catriona Bruce's body leads DI Perez to take Magnus Bain into custody for further questioning.
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