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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-100312384440

ISBN-139780312384449

eBay Product ID (ePID)109293826

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Book TitleBlue Lightning : a Thriller

Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicMystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective / International Mystery & Crime, Mystery & Detective / Traditional

GenreFiction

AuthorAnn Cleeves

Book SeriesShetland Island Mysteries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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ReviewsPraise for Ann Cleeves " Blue Lightning is nothing short of riveting." --Louise Penny "Stunningâ€¦ Sure to enshrine the entire series in the ranks of the unforgettable." -- The Richmond Times-Dispatch "Delivers a unique atmosphere and a shocking ending that is sure to please." -- Booklist "Chilling...enough to freeze the blood." -- The New York Times on Raven Black "Riveting." --Val McDermid on Raven Black "Cunningâ€¦ Pulls the wool over our eyes in true Christie fashion." --Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse mysteries, on White Nights, " Blue Lightning is nothing short of riveting." --Louise Penny "Chilling...enough to freeze the blood." -- The New York Times on Raven Black "Riveting." --Val McDermid on Raven Black "Cunning... Pulls the wool over our eyes in true Christie fashion." --Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse mysteries, on White Nights, "Stunningâ€¦ Sure to enshrine the entire series in the ranks of the unforgettable." -- The Richmond Times-Dispatch "Delivers a unique atmosphere and a shocking ending that is sure to please." -- Booklist "Chilling...enough to freeze the blood." -- The New York Times on Raven Black "Riveting." --Val McDermid on Raven Black "Cunningâ€¦ Pulls the wool over our eyes in true Christie fashion." --Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse mysteries, on White Nights

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number4

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisIn the fourth book of Ann Cleeves' critically acclaimed series set in the Shetland Islands, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez brings his fianc e home to Fair Isle, a birder's paradise, where strangers are viewed with suspicions and distrust. When a woman's body is discovered at the island's bird observatory, the investigation is hampered by a raging storm that renders the island totally isolated. Jimmy has to find clues the old-fashioned way, and he has to do it quickly. There's a killer on the island just waiting for the chance to strike again., Blue Lightning is the fourth in a stellar suspense series from Ann Cleeves set on the Shetland Islands, the basis for the hit BBC show Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. Inspector Jimmy Perez takes his fiancé home to Fair Isle, the tiny island he comes from, to meet his parents. The island is a magnet for bird watchers, who congregate at the local inn and lighthouse. When a local married celebrity, who had an eye for the lads, is murdered, Perez discovers that the suspects are very close to him indeed. With a sensational ending destined to create much buzz in the mystery world, Blue Lightning will thrill suspense fans everywhere.