A remote community, touched by evil - would you know who to trust?
In addition to Raven Black, Ann has written four novels of psychological suspense: The Crow Trap, The Sleeping and the Dead, Burial of Ghosts and Telling Tales. She lives in West Yorkshire.
'Ann's characterization is worthy of the best writers in the field
. . . Rarely has a sense of place been so evocatively conveyed in a
crime novel'
*Daily Express*
'A fine and sinister psychological novel in the Barbara Vine style.
Cleeves is part of a new generation of superior British writers who
put refreshing new spins and twist on the old forms'
*Globe and Mail*
'Ann Cleeves won the Duncan Lawrie Gold Dagger for Raven Black and
rightly so. It's in the tradition of the small community murder
mystery, but done with a depth that infuses this genre with new
realism. A young girl is murdered in the Shetlands and an elderly
recluse stands accused, as the lives of a complex society become
intertwined to a fascinating effect'
*Independent*
'Raven Black breaks the conventional mould of British
crime-writing, while retaining the traditional virtues of strong
narrative and careful plotting'
*Independent*
'If this sounds like The Wicker Man meets Psycho then that was my
initial reaction, but, as the plot develops, this turns out to be
an exquisitely original story in its own right. In fact, I was less
able to fathom who the "killer" was than in either of the
aforementioned films. This is an absolute must for crime drama fans
and you'll be kept guessing right up until the last crucial moments
on a beach as to who is the real villain of the piece'
*Radio Times (about the Radio 4 Saturday Play of Raven Black)*
'Raven Black shows what a fine writer Cleeves is . . . an
accomplished and thoughtful book'
*Sunday Telegraph*
'Beautifully constructed . . . a lively and surprising addition to
a genre that once seemed moribund'
*Times Literary Supplement*
In a remote Sheltland Islands hamlet, New Year's Eve rings in a dead body for Inspector Jimmy Perez in this 2006 Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award winner. Cleeves lives in Yorkshire, England. A Minotaur First Edition Selection. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
'Ann's characterization is worthy of the best writers in the field
. . . Rarely has a sense of place been so evocatively conveyed in a
crime novel' * Daily Express *
'A fine and sinister psychological novel in the Barbara Vine style.
Cleeves is part of a new generation of superior British writers who
put refreshing new spins and twist on the old forms' * Globe and
Mail *
'Ann Cleeves won the Duncan Lawrie Gold Dagger for Raven
Black and rightly so. It's in the tradition of the small
community murder mystery, but done with a depth that infuses this
genre with new realism. A young girl is murdered in the Shetlands
and an elderly recluse stands accused, as the lives of a complex
society become intertwined to a fascinating effect' * Independent
*
'Raven Black breaks the conventional mould of British
crime-writing, while retaining the traditional virtues of strong
narrative and careful plotting' * Independent *
'If this sounds like The Wicker Man meets Psycho then that was my
initial reaction, but, as the plot develops, this turns out to be
an exquisitely original story in its own right. In fact, I was less
able to fathom who the "killer" was than in either of the
aforementioned films. This is an absolute must for crime drama fans
and you'll be kept guessing right up until the last crucial moments
on a beach as to who is the real villain of the piece' * Radio
Times (about the Radio 4 Saturday Play of Raven Black) *
'Raven Black shows what a fine writer Cleeves is . . . an
accomplished and thoughtful book' * Sunday Telegraph *
'Beautifully constructed . . . a lively and surprising addition to
a genre that once seemed moribund' * Times Literary Supplement *
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