Raven Black

Raven Black is another msyter/thriller novel by Ann Cleeves. The novel is one of a series of four different novels which all star detective Jimmy Perez. Anyways, it is set in Shetland, Scotland, and the visual description of it is amazing enough. Now, the summary of the novel is as follows: Catherine Ross is a 16 year old girl who has been murdered. All fingers are pointed towards the town "retard" Magnus Tait as the murderer, although detective Perez wants to go through all possible solutions in order to find out who really committed the murder. The author takes you on an adventure throughout the novel, where you keep guessing who could possibly be the murderer- and every time, your guess could be different. I personally really liked the novel. I liked it for a few different reasons. One, because of the way the author familiarizes you with Shetland and its traditions, making you want to visit the actual place. And two, because of the fact that you are constantly on the edge of your seat guessing who the killer is. The only downside of the novel that I found was its length. I believe it could have been a tad bit shorter. The extra detail made you want to read faster, and because of that, you could have lost the true flow of the novel. Anyways, overall, I really enjoyed this read. And I think you really would too.