Red Bones: The Shetland | 
pickWhen an elderly woman is shot in a tragic accident , Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called to investigate. The sparse landscape and the emptiness of the ses have bred fierce and secretive people. Then there's another death, and, as the spring weather shrouds the island in mist, Jimmy must dig up old secrets to stop a new killer from striking again.
pickAfter an archaeological dig on Sandy Wilson's grandmother's land unearths a skull and other bone fragments, the old lady is found dead. A tragic accident when a neighbour was out hunting rabbits or something more sinister?
A good mystery and it was interesting to see a bit of Sandy's backstory and for him to get some character development, but I could have done with a family tree.
Parent conferences today. I have time off in between so I am visiting the Shetland Islands.
It‘s a #beginswith two-fer!
I completely forgot to post the pictured book yesterday. It‘s on my #roll100 list for the year but wasn‘t picked this month. #secret
In the tagged book, we learn that excavated bones turn #red and that Sandy‘s family is a little dysfunctional!
pickIt's funny to me that this is only the third book in the series because I feel like I have been reading them forever (although not in a bad way lol). Here we leave the main island for an even smaller community. I really liked getting to know Perez's coworker even better. Cleeves uses third person to allow the reader to see what is happening from multiple perspectives, which I like. I only had three pages left when they finished my oil change ⬇️
pickNot the book I was intending to read but the heart wants what it wants and yesterday mine wanted me to wander into a book store and leave with this one. I feel no remorse even though I have bought way too many books lately. I have missed the Shetland islands and Inspector Perez. I find this series relaxing even though I kept guessing who the killer was and was still wrong in the end. #booked2021 #colorintitle
pickI was already familiar with this particular story as it was the basis for the first episode of Shetland (which is the only episode I‘ve seen 😬.) Still, Cleeves‘ writing is so richly detailed I never felt as if I was “wasting time.” She just transports me each and every time. #SeriesRead2021
pickThis is the best Shetland mystery I‘ve read so far. I‘m kicking myself that I didn‘t figure out who the murderer was until the end. Looking back, it was obvious 🤦♀️ Such great characters. I can‘t wait to get hold of the next one.
Of course both my library holds came in at the same time 😄 Shetland takes priority, though. I am loving this series. (Sorry for the glare).
I‘ve been on an #AnnCleeves binge lately... the audiobooks are great! (From Hoopla and Scribd). Mysteries help me cope with these challenging times.
Day 8 - #Red #WordsOfOctober
#RedBones #AnnCleeves
This is another great Shetland novel.
Day 2 of #20series20days takes us to the windswept and spooky Shetland islands. I put this book on hold with cloudLibrary which said the wait would be 19 days. Instead I got it the same week! Since my next trip to UK is postponed until who knows when, I‘ll just have to travel there through books.
Now that I‘ve read this installment in the series, I do have a few quibbles (see comments), but I liked the Sandy background.
#Top20series
so-soThere are a lot of characters and I had a hard time keeping some of them straight, especially as to how they related to each other. I did think the book picked up in the second half when the second body was found. Or, really, when it appeared the person was missing. For the first half of the book, I thought it was time to give up on the series, but with the second half, I think I‘ll do one more. Just not on audio.
pickThis was my favorite of the series so far. I liked getting more of Sandy‘s backstory and watching his character evolve into a competent and more confident detective. An archaeological dig leads to some surprising discoveries and more than one death! @Cathythoughts quickly working my way through these - nice that so many are on hoopla.
They‘d reached the dip in the land that led to Setter, the most sheltered spot on the island. The merchant had chosen the land for his grand house well. Hattie wondered if it had the same name then, something similar perhaps which had become #corrupted over the years. #corrupt #QuotsyDec19
Today‘s book and lunch! 😋 My office moved across town this week and I am enjoyimg the change of scenery and yummy restaurants that are close by.
This month for National Library Card Sign up month, my local library was offering newly designed library cards for free. I love my new card! The old one was a plain, ugly yellow. This is so much better. Of course I had to pick up a couple of murder mysteries to read too.
pickA great read in this series. Love the characters and the landscape, kept me guessing until the end!
Today‘s been a good day, sport, family roast dinner, wine, finished this book and it‘s a bank holiday and I booked Tuesday off too. No Sunday grumps today 😁
Kindred spirit!! This says so much doesn‘t it, conform or else.
pickThis is book three of The Shetland series, I missed book two, I quite often read series out of order. A solid mystery with lots of red herrings, I guessed wrong. Shetland is as much a character as the humans who live there, a look into island life a cross the pond.
The 8 series I‘m juggling with at the moment! Love them all! Also, I‘ve read the first one in a new to me series: Kate Ellis - The Merchant‘s House. Pretty sure these books sound familiar to at least @Andrew65 @EadieB @TrishB
pickNow I think I've settled into this series. (Normally I prefer to read out of order, but I have been reading in order with this one.) I requested the next book right away!
pickAnother great read full of atmosphere and sense of place with characters you can invest in! Love this series.
pickAnother great entry in the Shetland series. Of course, my library doesn‘t have the next book!
pickAnother great mystery! I found the Shetland Bus fascinating. I need to do some reading about this particular history of WW2 Shetland and Norway.
#shetland #seriesbinge #mynewobsession📚
Current reading view - a much needed holiday with a lovely mystery book to go with it. #onholidays
so-soThis is a well written murder mystery. Nice local flavor. I liked the plot, it was not predictable. Gore and violence were kept to a minimum.
However, I wasn't sure why anyone would want to live there in Shetland. I also got tired of hearing about family dynamics, which are a constant part of the narrative.
#17rainbowbooks - day 5 - #bluecover. I love the Shetland series SO MUCH. They have to be read in order though, start with Raven Black! I also enjoy that none of them have a color cover that matches the color word in the title. It's a fun contrast.
pickBk3 in the Shetland series is another winner for me. For those of you who've seen the TV series, this book is what S1 was based on. Mima Wilson is an old woman, living in her croft in Whalsey, a small isle off Shetland Main. When an archeological dig on her land turns up bones, she's found a week later shot, on the ground next to the dig.At first ruled an accident, suspicions are raised when another person, one of the diggers, is found dead.4⭐️
Of course, the first time I use my ereader in weeks, it craps itself halfway through the book I was, very voraciously, reading! And I don't have a print copy!!😩 This. This is why I will always choose print over ebooks. They don't turn off halfway through. #howfarcanithrowanereader
Following up with Bk3 from the Shetland series by Ann Cleeves. When an archeological dig turns up human bones everyone assumes they're very old. But then Mima Wilson is found, shot dead outside her croft where the dig is. Everyone assumes it was an accidental shooting by a rabbit poacher, but DI Jimmy Perez isn't so sure. Trying to untangle the family history & grudges is more time consuming than he bargained for, then another body turns up.
