Wild fire

Hoping for a fresh start, an English family moves to the remote Shetland islands, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn beside their home, rumors of her affair with the husband spread like wildfire. As suspicion and resentment...

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Main Author: Cleeves, Ann (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Minotaur Books, [2018]
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Series: Shetland series ; bk. 8.
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Summary: Hoping for a fresh start, an English family moves to the remote Shetland islands, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn beside their home, rumors of her affair with the husband spread like wildfire. As suspicion and resentment of the family blazes in the community, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate. He knows it will mean his boss, Willow Reeves, returning to run the investigation, and confronting their complex relationship. With families fracturing and long-hidden lies emerging, Jimmy faces the most disturbing case of his career.
Physical Description: vii, 398 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781250124845
1250124840
Author Notes:

ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series-- Shetland , starring Douglas Henshall, and Vera , starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn--both of which are watched and loved in the United States.

Shetland and Vera are available on BritBox in the United States. An adaptation of The Long Call , the first book in her Two Rivers series, will premiere on BritBox in 2022.

The first Shetland novel, Raven Black , won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She lives in the United Kingdom.