Ann Cleeves Shetland Series 8 Books Collection Set (Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones, Blue Lightning, Dead Water, Thin Air, Cold Earth, Wild Fire)

I watched the bbc series of Shetland first, but love the books so much more! Great series! Love Perez and love Willow!

Can't wait to read them all.

Enjoyed receiving the whole series at once because as soon as I finished one, I could go on to the next, extending the experience with familiar characters and descriptive landscapes and interiors that appeal to the senses. The design of the books and font are easy on the eyes. Also, even if one has watched the “Shetland” series, the books are different enough to be a satisfying read. Just keep the kettle boiling for endless cups of tea and a warm blanket nearby to combat the chill.

I just finished reading Ann Cleeves' Shetland series, and it's one of the most satisfying book series that I've ever read. For me, the fact that they are engrossing mysteries is not even the main appeal of these books. Instead, these books have become profoundly important to me because of the love I've developed for the characters and for Shetland itself. I have printed out maps and and enjoyed looking up all those unfamiliar Shetland words (I am an American living in Florida, so Shetland is a whole other world for me!) Ann Cleeves has a magical way of creating totally convincing characters, and the land, the sea, the mists, the fogs, are characters in their own right. Because of my age and health issues, I will probably never be able to actually travel to Shetland, but through Cleeves books, I've been there!

Great series!

I've just finished this set and liked them very much. The use of the island setting is great, the 'good guys' are actually very good people (and their characters well drawn), but at the end of the series, I'm wondering how the reader is supposed to feel about their work as police officers. They are rather lackadaisical, spend lots of time driving around the islands and chatting (or being chilly with each other, as the subplots demand), but they take days and days to focus on the most obvious suspects. Lots of tea is drunk, biscuits eaten, secret lives of the neighbors unearthed, but in almost every story, one person extra is killed because the most obvious questions aren't asked early. (An example from the last book: a nanny is killed, and only days and days later are the teenagers in her charge questioned at all.) If I were the supervisor of this crew, I'd say "think more and use less gas." In this world, I would hate to have a loved one be the victim of violence -- I suppose the perpetrator is caught eventually, but if as a community member I observed this desultory mode of investigation, I'd know a lot of unnecessary pain was caused to the families of the victims. The author is very skillful, so I'm left wondering what she intended.

Of the eight-book package...I started on "Raben Black" of the Shetland series. The story line grabbed and kept my attention! I was whisked to a different place and time! Really enjoyed the book and look forward to reading the other seven in the package. Thx

This tv show basically follows these books but some of it is different. I like the books better. It goes into more back stories about the characters.

Impossible to beat price for the best by the author. The books are well made with colourful covers.

Absolute value for money and well presented

Ok

La descrizione cita 5 libri mentre ne sono compresi 8 più un racconto breve (Too good to be true). Questo aspetto ha fatto sì che ordinassi altri due romanzi della Cleeves che però erano già inclusi nella collezione. Ho dovuto renderli sostenendo ahimè le spese di trasporto. Quindi per questo articolo la foto è corretta, la descrizione incompleta. Le due stelle sono giustificate da questo problema, non certo dai romanzi della Cleeves che sono semplicemente fantastici.

Unlike some other reviewers, I did receive WILDFIRE, the final book in the set. The price is incredible value, especially as it included shipping from the UK. Couldn't be happier.