Shetland (Jimmy Perez) book 4 · 2010
Blue Lightning
Jimmy Perez takes his fiancée to meet his parents on Fair Isle, where a woman is found murdered at the bird observatory and a storm cuts the island off.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Series
- Shetland (Jimmy Perez), book 4 of 9
- Published
- 2010
- Setting
- Set in Lerwick
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Blue Lightning on screen
- Shetland (2013–, series, BBC One). Douglas Henshall leads the first seven series as DI Jimmy Perez, investigating crimes in the close-knit islands. The first two series adapt the novels; later ones are original stories, with Ashley Jensen joining as DI Ruth Calder.
Who is in Blue Lightning
4 recurring or key characters from Ann Cleeves’s chart.
Lead 1
- Jimmy PerezDetective Inspector in Shetland
Major 2
- Fran HunterArtist and Jimmy’s partner
- Sandy WilsonDetective constable and Jimmy’s colleague
Minor and cameo 1
- Cassie HunterFran’s daughter, raised by Jimmy
Also featuring these characters
Other Ann Cleeves books that share the most characters with Blue Lightning.
- White Nights2008 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Raven Black2006 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Thin Air2014 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Cold Earth2016 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon