Ann Cleeves

When a young archaeologist discovers a set of human remains, the locals are intrigued. Then an elderly woman is fatally shot and detective Jimmy Perez is called in. As claustrophobic mists swirl around the island, Inspector Perez finds himself in the dark.

Red Bones

Sarah Sammis

** spoiler alert **
           All he had to do was keep his mouth shut.

The basic plot has an entire shoal of red herrings. Poor Sandy, and to a lesser degree, Jimmy, end up running around after tenuous lead after lead. Instead, the solution is more basic and more personal — one that is a matter of understanding the motive, rather than understanding individual timelines or alibis.

Red Bones is a similar read to Killer Kung Pao by Vivien Chien (2020) and The Big Nap by Ayelet Waldman (2001).

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Cindy Lieberman

A solid mystery set on a small UK island. Post-grads turn up some interesting findings in an archeological dig on one of the residents’ land. Then one of them ends up dead. 

So many characters on this small island, it was difficult for me to keep track in the audiobook. Plus I hadn’t read either of the first two in the series, so perhaps some of the personalities would have been more clearly imprinted had I done so. Regardless there is still a lot to like in the settings, the scenery, and the conflicted detectives.

Nadine 

Well, if one can't really travel in real life it's a nice way of "seeing" different parts of the world through their crime fiction - enjoyed the bits about the women knitting and walking - something to look up.

The third Shetland novel Sometimes the dead won’t stay buried . . . When a young archaeologist uncovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find - or a more contemporary mystery? Then an elderly woman is shot in what appears to be a tragic accident in the middle of the night, Shetland detective Jimmy Perez is called to investigate. The sparse landscape and the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce and secretive people. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness have lasted generations. Surrounded by people he doesn't know and in unfamiliar territory, Jimmy finds himself out of his depth. As the spring weather shrouds the island in claustrophobic mists, Perez must dig up old secrets to reveal the truth . . . Red Bones is the third book in Ann Cleeves' bestselling Shetland series – a major BBC One drama, starring Douglas Henshall.

Chris Aldrich

Fairly slow moving to begin with, as her other prior books in the series are. But once one gets to the half way point they tend to pick up. Are all her stories two body mysteries?

I still appreciate the language and colloquialisms she uses.

I enjoyed the character building of Sandy here instead of bringing in outside investigative help.

There were a few places where I felt she was placing distracting information or conveniently leaving things out which have influence on how one views the characters and their motivations versus her plotting as an author.

I'd seen the first half of this TV episode, but apparently missed the ending.

Kate Lillie

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Marjan Westbroek

WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DIAMOND DAGGER AWARD 2017The third book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series featuring Detective Jimmy Perez.NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMASometimes the dead won't stay buried...When 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 sea have bred a fierce and secretive people. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness have lasted generations.Then there's another death and, as the spring weather shrouds the island in claustrophobic mists, Jimmy must dig up old secrets to stop a new killer from striking again ...PRAISE FOR RED BONES"Excellent ... As in the best traditional English village whodunits, the killer lurks among the townspeople, but his or her identity still comes as a shock." Publishers Weekly

Red Bones

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