Shetland (Jimmy Perez) book 1 · 2006
Raven Black
On New Year’s Eve in Shetland, a lonely old man, Magnus Tait, is visited by two teenage girls. Days later, one of them, Catherine Ross, is found strangled in the snow, and the islanders suspect Magnus. Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez investigates.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ann Cleeves
- Series
- Shetland (Jimmy Perez), book 1 of 9
- Published
- 2006
- Setting
- Set in Lerwick
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Raven Black 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 Raven Black
5 recurring or key characters from Ann Cleeves’s chart. Introduces Jimmy Perez, Fran Hunter, Cassie Hunter, Sandy Wilson and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Jimmy PerezFirst appearanceDetective Inspector in Shetland
Major 3
- Fran HunterFirst appearanceArtist and Jimmy’s partnerMeets Jimmy
- Sandy WilsonFirst appearanceDetective constable and Jimmy’s colleague
- Roy TaylorFirst appearanceDetective Inspector from Inverness
Minor and cameo 1
- Cassie HunterFirst appearanceFran’s daughter, raised by Jimmy
Also featuring these characters
Other Ann Cleeves books that share the most characters with Raven Black.
- Red Bones2009 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Blue Lightning2010 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dead Water2013 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Thin Air2014 · Shetland (Jimmy Perez) · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon