The body of a young woman has been dumped in the snow on the island of
Shetland. Inspector Jimmy Perez is directed to the home of Magnus Tait
with whom the girl had recently been seen. Magnus lives alone and is
not a strong minded individual. Perez tries to find out more
information from other, too about the girl while they await the CID team
from Inverness.
Many in the community blame Magnus. They believe that he had killed a
girl sometime earlier, even though no body had been found. However,
Perez isn't one to make judgments so quickly. He is impressed with the
team that has been sent in from Inverness to lead the investigation.
Later, the woman who found the victim, is out walking with her new dog,
when it discovers the body of the little girl who had been missing for
years. The peat has perfectly preserved the body. This time Magnus is
taken in for questioning. He admits to taking ribbons from the girl,
but she was already dead, then. The police are sure that they have
their man.
Shortly after this, the father of the first victim tells Perez that her
video camera is missing, along with the disc that she had been editing
her film on. Could the killer have used her keys to get into the
house?
Following this, the daughter of the woman who had found both bodies goes
missing. The name of each of the girls started with a 'C';
coincidence?
Author Ann Cleeves is a new author for me; she has written a murder mystery full of plot twists, and
she hints at several different suspects. The reader is in for some
surprises. Definitely a good read, and I'm looking forward to the
sequels.
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