Raven Black

It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance . . . The locals on the quiet island focus their gaze on one man - loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when police open the investigation, suspicion and fear spread across the community. Catherine's neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives among them. "Raven Black" is a haunting, beautifully crafted crime story, establishing Ann Cleeves as a rising talent in psychological crime writing. A riveting read. Ann Cleeves probes beneath the surface of a community to reveal the darkness that can fester when everyone thinks they know each other's secrets.